Wearmouth Rail Bridge

Wearmouth Rail Bridge

Infobox Bridge


bridge_name = Wearmouth Rail Bridge
caption = Wearmouth Rail Bridge, behind Wearmouth Bridge, 2005.
official_name =
locale = Sunderland, England
carries = Rail
Tyne and Wear Metro
crosses = River Wear
open = 1879
below = 86ft
design = Box girder, tied arch bridge
mainspan = 300ft

The Wearmouth Rail Bridge is a rail bridge spanning the River Wear in North East England. The bridge links Sunderland station and St Peter's Metro station as part of the Tyne and Wear Metro and is part of the Durham Coast Line, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Middlesbrough. The iron box girder, tied arch (bowstring) bridge (with two cross-braced ribs which, relieved by large oval stiffening webs) was opened in 1879. The bridge lies adjacent to Wearmouth Bridge.

Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place = River Wear
bridge = Wearmouth Rail Bridge
upstream = Queen Alexandra Bridge
downstream = Wearmouth Bridge


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