Lambley Viaduct
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Lambley Viaduct is a stone bridge across the River South Tyne at Lambley in Northumberland. Formerly a railway bridge, it remains open to pedestrians but one end of the viaduct has been fenced off.
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Lambley Viaduct | |
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Lambley Viaduct in October 2011 | |
Coordinates | 54.9190°N 2.5085°W / 54.9190; -2.5085 |
OS grid reference | NY675584 |
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Crosses | River South Tyne |
Locale | Northumberland |
Preceded by | Eals Footbridge |
Followed by | Lambley Footbridge |
Characteristics | |
Material | Stone |
Total length | 260 m (850 ft) |
Width | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
Height | At least 33 m (108 ft) |
No. of spans | 9 |
Piers in water | 3 |
History | |
Designer | Probably Sir George Barclay Bruce[1] |
Construction end | 1852 |
Opened | 1852 (1852) |
Closed | 3 May 1976 (1976-05-03), as a railway |
Type | Grade II listed building |
Designated | 23 August 1985[1] |
Reference no. | 1042918 |
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