Rainton Bridge

HER Number

3184

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Rainton 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

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Rainton Bridge which carried the Sunderland to Durham road (HER ref. 3208) over the Rainton Burn.

Easting

433860

Northing

548740

Grid Reference

NZ433860548740

Sources

<< HER 3184 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20