Lipwood Railway Bridge | |
Coordinates: | 54.971°N -2.2926°W |
Os Grid Reference: | NY813640 |
Carries: | Tyne Valley line |
Crosses: | River South Tyne |
Locale: | Northumberland |
Owner: | Network Rail |
Maint: | Network Rail |
Id: | NEC2-93 |
Id Type: | Network Rail Bridge ID |
Design: | Girder bridge |
Material: | Wrought iron |
Material2: | Stone |
Num Track: | 2 |
Begin: | 1865 |
Complete: | 1866 |
Cost: | £3,126 |
Preceded: | Ridley Bridge |
Followed: | Haydon Bridge Viaduct |
Lipwood Railway Bridge is a railway bridge carrying the Tyne Valley line between and across the River South Tyne near Lipwood in Northumberland.
The first bridge at Lipwood for the railway between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle was designed by John Blackmore and originally built of timber; it was completed in 1838 but as the condition of the wood deteriorated it was replaced by the current iron-girder structure in 1866.[1]