List of crossings of the River Tyne

This article lists the crossings of the River Tyne, heading upstream from the North Sea.

## Tyne

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Shields Ferry | | North Tyneside, South Tyneside| 1377[1]| 54°59′50″N 1°26′28″W|
Second Tyne vehicle tunnel | A19 road| Tyne and Wear| 25 Feb 2011| 54°59′14″N 1°29′5″W|
First Tyne vehicle tunnel | A19 road| Tyne and Wear| 19 Oct 1967| 54°59′14″N 1°29′8″W|
Tyne pedestrian and cyclist tunnel | Walkway, bike lane| South Tyneside[2], North Tyneside[2]| 24 Jul 1951| 54°59′16″N 1°29′15″W[2]|
Gateshead Millennium Bridge | Walkway| Tyneside| 2000| 54°58′10″N 1°35′59″W|
Tyne Bridge | A167 road (from 1990)| Tyneside| 10 Oct 1928| 54°58′5″N 1°36′23″W[3]|
Swing Bridge | Unclassified road| Tyneside| 15 Jun 1876| 54°58′2″N 1°36′28″W[4][5]|
High Level Bridge | Durham Coast Line, East Coast Main Line, B1307 road| Tyneside| 27 Sep 1849| 54°58′0″N 1°36′30″W[6]|
Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge | Tyne and Wear Metro| Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead| 1981| 54°57′52″N 1°36′50″W|
King Edward VII Bridge | East Coast Main Line| Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead| 10 Jul 1906| 54°57′48″N 1°36′58″W|
Redheugh Bridge | A189 road| Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead| 18 May 1983| 54°57′43″N 1°37′8″W|
Scotswood Bridge | A695 road| Scotswood| 1964| 54°58′1″N 1°41′24″W|
Scotswood Railway Bridge | Tyne Valley line (from 1871 until Oct 1982), piping| Scotswood| 1871| 54°58′5″N 1°41′38″W|
Blaydon Bridge | A1 road| Tyneside| 3 Dec 1990| 54°58′12″N 1°41′53″W|
Newburn Bridge | Unclassified road| Tyneside| 1893| 54°58′48″N 1°44′42″W|
Wylam Bridge | Unclassified road| Northumberland| 1836| 54°58′30″N 1°48′54″W|
Wylam Railway Bridge | Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway, National Cycle Route 72| Northumberland| 6 Oct 1876| 54°58′23″N 1°49′39″W[7]|
Ovingham footbridge | Walkway, National Cycle Route 72| Ovingham, Prudhoe| 1974[8]| 54°58′1″N 1°52′1″W|
Ovingham road bridge | Unclassified road| Ovingham| 20 Dec 1883[8]| 54°58′1″N 1°52′1″W|
Bywell Bridge | B6309 road| Stocksfield[9][10], Bywell[9][10]| 1838| 54°57′8″N 1°55′13″W[9][10]|
Styford Bridge | A68 road[11]| Northumberland| 1979| 54°57′5″N 1°57′10″W[11]|
Corbridge Bridge | B6321 road (from 1979)| Corbridge| 1674[12]| 54°58′20″N 2°1′8″W[13][14]|
Hexham Bridge | A6079 road, National Cycle Route 72| Northumberland| 1793[12]| 54°58′36″N 2°5′39″W[15][16]|
Hexham Old Bridge | Road| | 1770[12]| 54°58′55″N 2°6′43″W|
Border Counties Bridge | Border Counties Railway| Northumberland| 1856| 54°58′56″N 2°7′15″W|
Constantius Bridge | A69 road| Northumberland| 1976| 54°59′3″N 2°7′28″W|

## North Tyne

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Chesters Bridge | Military Way| Humshaugh, Wall| 122| 55°1′31″N 2°8′12″W|
Chollerford Bridge | Military Road| Northumberland| 1785| 55°1′45″N 2°7′38″W[17][18]|
Wark Bridge | Unclassified road| Northumberland| 1878| 55°5′15″N 2°13′1″W|
Bellingham Bridge | B6320 road| Northumberland| 1834| 55°8′35″N 2°15′43″W[19]|
Tarset Bridge | Unclassified road| Tarset| 1974| 55°9′52″N 2°20′36″W|
Greystead Bridge | Footpath| Greystead| 1862| 55°10′7″N 2°21′5″W|
Falstone Bridge | Unclassified road| Falstone| 1843| 55°10′39″N 2°26′14″W[20]|
Kielder Viaduct | Border Counties Railway (until Sep 1958), Lakeside Way| Northumberland| 1862| 55°13′28″N 2°34′47″W|
Butteryhaugh Bridge | Unclassified road| | 1962| 55°13′43″N 2°34′48″W|
Kerseycleugh Bridge | Unclassified road| Northumberland| 1853| 55°14′51″N 2°36′11″W|

## South Tyne

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Warden Railway Bridge | Tyne Valley line| Northumberland| 1904| 54°59′18″N 2°8′16″W|
Warden Bridge | Unclassified road| Warden| Nov 1903| 54°59′18″N 2°8′30″W|
New Haydon Bridge | A686 road| Northumberland| 1970| 54°58′25″N 2°14′46″W|
Old Haydon Bridge | Footpath| Northumberland| 1776| 54°58′23″N 2°14′47″W[21][22]|
Haydon Bridge Viaduct | A69 road| Northumberland| 25 Mar 2009| 54°58′16″N 2°15′47″W|
Lipwood Railway Bridge | Tyne Valley line| Northumberland| 1866| 54°58′16″N 2°17′34″W|
Ridley Bridge | Unclassified road| Northumberland| 1792| 54°58′36″N 2°19′7″W[23]|
Ridley Railway Bridge | Tyne Valley line| Northumberland| 1907| 54°58′25″N 2°19′31″W|
Millhouse Bridge | Footpath| Northumberland| 1883| 54°58′23″N 2°20′35″W|
Haltwhistle A69 Bridge (East) | A69 road| Northumberland| 1994| 54°57′57″N 2°27′8″W|
Alston Arches Viaduct | Alston line (until May 1976), footpath (from Jul 2006)| Northumberland| 17 Nov 1852| 54°57′59″N 2°27′19″W[24]|
Blue Bridge | Pennine Cycleway, footpath| Northumberland| 1875| 54°58′3″N 2°27′42″W[25]|
Bellister Bridge | Footpath| Northumberland| 1967| 54°57′51″N 2°28′13″W|
Haltwhistle A69 Bridge (West) | A69 road| Northumberland| 1997| 54°57′46″N 2°28′18″W|
Featherstone Bridge | Unclassified road| Northumberland| 1775| 54°57′3″N 2°30′28″W[26]|
Featherstone Castle Footbridge | Footpath| Northumberland| 1990| 54°56′45″N 2°30′46″W|
Diamond Oak Bridge | Unclassified road| Northumberland| 1975| 54°55′52″N 2°30′27″W|
Lambley Footbridge | Footpath| Northumberland| 1992| 54°55′11″N 2°30′34″W|
Lambley Viaduct | Alston line (until May 1976), footpath| Northumberland| 1852| 54°55′8″N 2°30′31″W[27]|
Eals footbridge | Footpath| Northumberland| 1961[8]| 54°54′12″N 2°30′3″W|
Eals Bridge | Unclassified road| Northumberland| 1733| 54°53′30″N 2°29′53″W[28]|
Parson Shields bridge | Farm road| | 1972[8]| 54°52′19″N 2°30′7″W|
Williamston Bridge | Unclassified road| Slaggyford| | 54°51′40″N 2°29′53″W|
Kirkhaugh footbridge | Footpath| Kirkhaugh| | 54°50′27″N 2°28′22″W|
Alston railway bridge | Alston line (until May 1976), South Tyne Trail, South Tynedale Railway[29] (from Jul 1983)| Alston Moor| 1852| 54°49′17″N 2°26′46″W|
Alston bridge | A686 road| Alston| 1836| 54°48′34″N 2°26′34″W|
Garrigill Bridge | Unclassified road| Garrigill| | 54°46′8″N 2°23′50″W|

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