Bywell Bridge

Bywell Bridge is a 19th-century stone bridge across the River Tyne. It is a Grade II listed building.^[1][2][4]

Bywell Bridge
Bywell Bridge
Coordinates	54.952°N 1.920°W / 54.952; -1.920
OS grid reference	NZ052619
Carries	B6309
Crosses	River Tyne
Locale	Northumberland
Heritage status	Grade II listed[1][2]
Preceded by	Styford Bridge
Followed by	Ovingham Bridges
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Ashlar stone
No. of spans	5
No. of lanes	Single-track road
History
Architect	George Basevi[3]
Construction start	1836[4]
Construction end	1838
Construction cost	£15,000
Opened	1838 (1838)[3][4]
Location

History

The bridge was opened in 1838. It was built at a cost of £15,000, which was paid by the local landowner T W Beaumont.^[5] The designer was the architect George Basevi.^[3] The bridge joins Bywell and the adjoining roads with Stocksfield. It is of ashlar masonry, with five segmental arches crossing the river, and two flood arches, without parapets, to the south.^[6]

The remains of the piers of an ancient bridge, believed to be Roman, stood nearby until demolished on Beaumont's instructions when work on the present bridge began.^[7][8]