Houghton-le-Spring, Bridge
Houghton-le-Spring, Bridge
HER Number
3117
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Houghton-le-Spring, Bridge
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Houghton Le Spring Bridge is a stone bridge across Moors Burn, recorded on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. The road was widened between 1920 and 1940 and the existing bridge (wider than the original) was probably constructed at that time.
Easting
433030
Northing
549860
Grid Reference
NZ433030549860
Sources
<< HER 3117 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13
Northern Archaeological Associates 2001 Sunderland Central Route Multi Modal Study
Northern Archaeological Associates 2001 Sunderland Central Route Multi Modal Study