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Byker Bridge


1945


Newcastle


Byker Road Bridge


Byker


NZ26SE


Transport


Road Transport Site


Road Bridge


POST MEDIEVAL


Victorian 1837 to 1901


Structure


Constructed in 1878 to overcome the need to descend and ascend the steep sides of the Lower Ouseburn Valley. 1878 for pedestrians, 1879 for raod traffic. A toll was charged for its use until 1895. Cost £50,000 to build. Originally a toll bridge. Purchased by City Council in 1890 for £107,500. Between 1878 and 1895 a toll of half a penny was charged for use of the brick bridge. Toll lifted 1895. In 1899 the bridge was widened from its original width of 9m to 15m.


426260


564640


NZ426260564640



<< HER 1945 >> I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 19; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 136

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