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Sunderland Bridge is a bridge just outside the village also called Sunderland Bridge in County Durham, England. It lies close to the confluence of the River Wear and River Browney . Sunderland Bridge originally carried the Great North Road (A1) across the River Wear , and probably dates back to the 14th century.
Wearmouth Bridge, the principal road bridge across the River Wear in the city of Sunderland, England, United Kingdom Wearmouth Bridge (1796) , original bridge across the Wear, built 1796 Topics referred to by the same term
Sunderland Bridge is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Croxdale and Hett, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Durham city. [ 1 ]
Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph Wearmouth Bridge : A1018 road, A183 road, National Cycle Route 1: Wearside: 1929: 54°54′36″N 1°22′58″W ...
Sunderland Bridge; For electoral purposes the parish is divided into two wards: Hett — covers the village of Hett and elects three parish councillors. Sunderland Bridge — covers the villages of Croxdale and Sunderland Bridge and elects six parish councillors. Labour currently has a majority on the parish council.
In 2008, Sunderland City Council offered the residents of Sunderland the opportunity to vote on the design of the bridge. The choices were a 180-metre (590 ft) iconic cable-stayed bridge , which would result in a temporary increase in council tax , or a simple box structure which would be within the council's budget. [ 126 ]
There was at least one preceding bridge at this location, a metal through-truss bridge destroyed by the floating Montague City Covered Bridge during the Flood of 1936. [1] The current Sunderland Bridge is a deck truss bridge completed in 1937. Reconstruction of the bridge was completed in 1994.
Before the 1st English civil war the North, with the exclusion of Kingston upon Hull, declared for the King. In 1644 the North was captured by parliament. [24] The villages that later become Sunderland, were taken in March 1644. [25] One artifact of the English civil war near this area was the long trench; a tactic of later warfare. [25]