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[[Image:JD 2017 Ncastle Rly Br1.jpg|thumb|The bridge in context. The photo shows a small area of a large 1920s model in the [[Discovery Museum, Newcastle]]. Newcastle is at the top of the picture, Gateshead at the bottom. The Queen Elizabeth II bridge for the Metro system is now located between these two bridges]] | [[Image:JD 2017 Ncastle Rly Br1.jpg|thumb|The bridge in context. The photo shows a small area of a large 1920s model in the [[Discovery Museum, Newcastle]]. Newcastle is at the top of the picture, Gateshead at the bottom. The Queen Elizabeth II bridge for the Metro system is now located between these two bridges]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 12 February 2018
Also known as King Edward VII Bridge.
A rail bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead.
Contract let to Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co on 6 March 1902. Designed by Charles Augustus Harrison.
Officially opened by King Edward VII on 10 July 1906, but not fully opened to traffic until 1 October.
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