Bridges
A HIGH LEVEL PERSPECTIVE
A view along one of the pedestrian footpaths of the High Level Bridge in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The High Level Bridge is a Grade 1 listed road and railway bridge spanning the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead in North East England.
It was designed by Robert Stephenson to form a rail link towards Scotland for the developing English railway network; a carriageway for road vehicles and pedestrians was incorporated to generate additional revenue
It was built by the Hawks family from 5,050 tons of iron. George Hawks, Mayor of Gateshead, drove in the last key of the structure on 7 June 1849, and the bridge was officially opened by Queen Victoria later that year.
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
