Constructed 19982001 Type tilting steel electrically operated Position

Constructed - 19982001 Type - tilting, steel, electrically operated. Position: three quarters of a mile east of Tyne Bridge, between Newcastle and Gateshead. Grid Ref: NZ 264 640 Gateshead Millennium Bridge

Constructed - 1925 -28 Type - steel arch, hinged at each end. Position: Between Swing Bridge and Gateshead Millennium Bridge. Grid Ref: NZ 253 638

Constructed - 1868 -76 Type - swinging, electric/hydraulic operation. Position: between Tyne and High Level bridges. Grid Ref: NZ 253 637

Constructed - 1846 -49 Type - double deck structure combining principles of arch and suspension, the railway carried on 6 ribbed arches supported by stone piers; the road suspended from the arches by wrought iron rods. 7 stone piers, the railway on cast iron girders. Position: between Swing and Metro Bridges Grid Ref: NZ 252 637

Constructed - 1976 -80 Type - through-steeltruss construction. Position: between High Level and King Edward VII Bridges Grid Ref: NZ 247 635

Constructed - 1902 -06 Type - beam, steel lattice girders on stone piers Position: Between Metro and Redheugh Bridges. Grid Ref: NZ 247 632

Constructed - 1902 -06 Type - concrete box. Position: west of King Edward bridge. Grid Ref: NZ 245 632

The River Tyne is here

The river Tyne is famous for it’s fish. Many fishing boats leave the river Tyne every day to collect fish.