Bywell Bridge

Bywell Bridge
Bywell Bridge
Coordinates	54°57′07″N 1°55′12″W / 54.952°N 1.920°WCoordinates: 54°57′07″N 1°55′12″W / 54.952°N 1.920°W
Carries	Road
Crosses	River Tyne
Locale	Northumberland, England
Heritage status	Grade II listed
Characteristics
Design	arch
Material	stone
Number of spans	5
History
Designer	George Basevi[1]
Construction begin	1836[2]
Opened	1838[1][2]
Statistics
Daily traffic	single carriageway
Toll	No
Bywell Bridge  Bywell Bridge shown within Northumberland grid reference NZ052619

Bywell Bridge is a 19th-century stone bridge carrying the B6309 road across the River Tyne in Northumberland, England. Just south of the bridge is Stocksfield, and just to the west is Bywell. It is a Grade II listed building.^[2]

History

The bridge was opened in 1838. It was built at a cost of £15,000, which was paid by the local landowner T W Beaumont.^[3] The designer was the architect George Basevi.^[1] The bridge joins Bywell and the adjoining roads with Stocksfield.^[1] It is of ashlar masonry, with five segmental arches crossing the river, and two flood arches, without parapets, to the south.^[4]

The remains of the piers of an ancient bridge, believed to be Roman, stood nearby until demolished on Beaumont's instructions when work on the present bridge began.^[5][6]

References

1. "Bywell Bridge (at bridgesonthetyne)". Retrieved 2009-05-30.
2. "Bywell Bridge (at keystothepast)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
3. Handbook for travellers in Durham and Northumberland. London: John Murray. 1864. p. 243. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
4. Historic England. "Details from image database (240453)". Images of England.Retrieved 23 May 2011
5. "SINE Project, Structure Details for Bywell Bridge". University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
6. Views on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, from drawings by J.W. Carmichael, with details by J. Blackmore, 1836