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West View of the High Level Bridge Now....Constructed at Newcastle.

West View of the High Level Bridge Now....Constructed at Newcastle.Length of Water Way......512 Feet. Between the Triumphal Arches..137 Feet 5 Inches. Span of the Arches.. 125 Feet. Extreme Height....131 Feet. High Water ot Level of Rails..112 Feet 6 Inches. High Water to Carriage Way .. 86 Feet.

From the Sunderland and Durham County Herald.]
[of Friday, March 19, 1847.
Wood engraving. 285 x 385mm (11¼ x 15¼"). Laid down on album sheet.
The High Level Bridge is a road and railway bridge over the River Tyne. It was designed by Robert Stephenson and built between 1847 and 1849 and was the first major example of a wrought iron tied arch or bow-string girder bridge.
[Ref: 18387]  £120.00


 

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