Millhouse Bridge

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Millhouse Bridge
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Millhouse Bridge
Coordinates 54°58′23″N2°20′34″W / 54.9731°N 2.3429°W / 54.9731; -2.3429
OS grid reference NY781643
Carries
  • Cycles
  • Pedestrians
Crosses River South Tyne
Locale Northumberland
Other name(s)Bardon Mill Footbridge [1]
Preceded by Haltwhistle A69 Bridge, East
Followed by Ridley Railway Bridge
Characteristics
Design Lattice girder
Material Cast iron
No. of spans3
Piers in water2
History
Opened1883 (1883)
Location
Millhouse Bridge

Millhouse Bridge is a footbridge across the River South Tyne at Millhouse, a hamlet just to the south of Bardon Mill in Northumberland.

History

The bridge is of lattice girder design and was constructed in 1883. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bardon Mill Footbridge". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
Next bridge upstream River South Tyne Next bridge downstream
Haltwhistle A69 Bridge, East
A69
Millhouse Bridge
Grid reference NY782644
Ridley Railway Bridge
Tyne Valley line