northumbria

Mirror Image, 41 Windsor Terrace, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1YL
Telephone: (0191) 2851202 E-mail: mirrorimage@northumbria.info

[Home | Architecture | Bridges | Castles | Churches | Sculpture | Where is it?]

The King Edward VII Bridge

Opened: 10th October 1928 by King George V.
Designer/Engineer: Mott, Hay & Anderson. Contractor: Dorman, Long & Co.
Traffic: Motor vehicles & pedestrian. Length: 1304 ft (397.72m). Width: 56ft (17.08m).

The King Edward VII Bridge was the second rail crossing over the Tyne and was opened by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1906.

A Visitors Book is available if you would like to make any comments or requests.

The following pages were designed by MIRROR IMAGE. All photographs taken by Ray Urwin©.
For more information please contact mirrorimage@northumbria.info