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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.
The Sunderland Bridge is a crossing over the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, connecting the towns of South Deerfield and Sunderland, carrying Massachusetts Route 116. History and construction of the bridge
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.
The bridge as built (from The Engineer, 1880).The 1857 reconstruction of the 1796 Wearmouth Bridge is to the rear. The bridge was built as part of the infrastructure for the Monkwearmouth Junction Line, which opened in 1879; a connecting line across the River Wear to link line of the former Brandling Junction Railway at Monkwearmouth to the south bank at Sunderland and the line of the former ...
The first Wearmouth Bridge was a bridge across the River Wear in Sunderland, England and the second major bridge to be made from cast iron.It was considered one of the wonders of the industrial age, and was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as being 'a triumph of the new metallurgy and engineering ingenuity [...] of superb elegance'.