Scotswood Viaduct

Location type

Bridge

Name and dates

Scotswood Viaduct (1839-1982)

Opened on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.

Description

This is a disused double track girder viaduct over the River Tyne in the west of Newcastle. It was an important part of the line from Newcastle Central to Carlisle.

The original bridge had eleven timber sections from stone abutments. This bridge was accidentally destroyed in 1860.

Its replacement, the present bridge, was completed in 1868. This has five spans and a total length of 700ft.

The bridge was closed in 1982 and trains diverted via Dunston. It still stands.

When opened the line via Dunston did not exist and the incline at Redheugh was an unsuitable approach to the High Level Bridge. The newer lines allowed closure of the bridge.

Tags

Viaduct



Books


A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: A Mature Art v. 2

A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: Pioneers v. 1

A History of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, 1824 - 1870: The First Line Across Britain

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North-east v. 4 (A regional history of the railways of Great Britain)

An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways

Hexham to Carlisle: Including the Alston and the Brampton Branches (Eastern Main Lines)

Newcastle (Rail Centres)

Newcastle to Hexham: Including the Allendale Branch (Eastern Main Lines)

North Eastern Railway: Historical Maps

The Border Counties Railway Steam Memories 1950's-1960's: Newcastle to Reedsmouth No. 68, pt. 1