Wearmouth Bridge

54.910138 - 1.38299Koordinaten: 54 ° 54 ' 36.5 " N, 1 ° 22' 58.8 " W

F1

A183, A1018

Wear

The Wearmouth Bridge is an arch bridge over the Wear in Sunderland in northeast England. It is the last bridge over the Wear before flowing into the North Sea.

The current bridge, the third bridge at this location. The first was opened in 1796, the second in 1859 and third in 1929.

First Wearmouth Bridge

The first Wearmouth Bridge was a cast-iron bridge, which was designed by Thomas Paine on the basis of his model for a bridge over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built on the initiative of MPs Roland Burdon with the help of Thomas Wilson in September 1793 and opened by Prince William of Gloucester in the presence of 80 000 spectators on August 9, 1796. She was the second cast iron bridge by the Iron Bridge, but more than twice as long as this and had a wingspan of 72 m at the time the largest arch bridge in the world. The bold for that time construction was admired by contemporaries much.

It was an important link across the Wear, since the next bridge was removed in Chester -le-Street around 13 km, and contributed significantly to the development of Sunderland in.

Second Wearmouth Bridge

1857 Robert Stephenson began with a new building, which opened in 1859.

Third Wearmouth Bridge

To meet the increasing traffic justice, in 1927 started the construction of the third Wearmouth Bridge. The three hinged steel arch bridge with a span of 114 m was built by Sir William Arrol & Company on October 31, 1929 by Duke of York who later became King George VI. opened. This bridge with five lanes now bears the traffic of A 183 and A 1018. It stands directly beside a railway bridge opened in 1879.