Ridley Railway Bridge

Ridley Railway Bridge
Ridley Railway Bridge
Coordinates	54°58′23″N 2°19′13″W / 54.97293°N 2.32032°WCoordinates: 54°58′23″N 2°19′13″W / 54.97293°N 2.32032°W
Carries	Railway
Crosses	River South Tyne
Locale	Northumberland, England
Characteristics
Design	girder
Material	cast-iron
History
Inaugurated	1907
Ridley Railway Bridge  Ridley Railway Bridge shown within Northumberland grid reference NY814641

Ridley Railway Bridge is a railway bridge carrying the railway between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle across the River South Tyne near Ridley Hall in Northumberland.

History

The first bridge near Ridley Hall for the railway between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle was designed by John Blackmore and originally built of timber; it was completed in 1838 but as the condition of the wood deteriorated it was replaced by the current iron-girder structure constructed by Sir William Arrol & Co. in 1907.^[1]

References

1. "Ridley Railway Bridge". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 14 December 2013.