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The River Wear (/ ˈwɪər / ⓘ, WEER) in Northern England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham, to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland. At 60 mi (97 km) long, it is one of the region's longest rivers. The Wear wends in a steep valley through the cathedral city of Durham and gives its name to Weardale in ...
Sunderland. 1975. 54°52′34″N 1°31′10″W. New Bridge. Lambton Castle. 54°52′7″N 1°31′51″W. Lamb Bridge. Lambton Castle. 1819.
Location. The Northern Spire Bridge is a bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The crossing opened to pedestrians on 28 August 2018, before opening to traffic the next day. A two span cable-stayed structure, construction began in May 2015, overseen by Farrans Construction and Victor Buyck Steel Construction.
Opened. 14th century. Location. Sunderland Bridge is a bridge just outside the village also called Sunderland Bridge in County Durham, England. It lies close to the confluence of the River Wear and River Browney. Sunderland Bridge originally carried the Great North Road (A1) across the River Wear, and probably dates back to the 14th century.
Opened. 1929. Inaugurated. 31 October 1929. Replaces. Wearmouth Bridge. Location. Wearmouth Bridge is a through arch bridge across the River Wear in Sunderland, England. It is the final bridge over the river before its mouth with the North Sea.
The bridge as built (from The Engineer, 1880).The 1857 reconstruction of the 1796 Wearmouth Bridge is to the rear. The bridge was built as part of the infrastructure for the Monkwearmouth Junction Line, which opened in 1879; a connecting line across the River Wear to link line of the former Brandling Junction Railway at Monkwearmouth to the south bank at Sunderland and the line of the former ...
River Browney. Coordinates: 54.804°N 1.927°W. The River Browney at Sunderland Bridge, shortly before its confluence with the River Wear. Scented Himalayan Balsam has invaded the right riverbank, giving the site a sweet, floral smell. The River Browney is a river in County Durham, England, and the largest tributary of the River Wear.
Closed. 1991 (Mothballed) Location. Victoria Viaduct, originally known as the Victoria Bridge, is a stone arch rail viaduct spanning the River Wear about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Washington in the City of Sunderland North East England. It was built as part of the Durham Junction Railway under the supervision of Thomas Elliot Harrison.