Black Bridge under wraps
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Black Bridge under wraps by Oliver Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Black Bridge under wraps
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 13 Jul 2011
The "Black Bridge" (properly known as the North Seaton Viaduct) was built in 1926 to replace an earlier wooden trestle bridge and is a plate girder bridge of 14 spans supported on steel braced towers. The railway was part of the network of the Blyth and Tyne railway. This branch over the Wansbeck ran northwards to serve the Woodhorn Colliery. Passenger services were discontinued in 1964, but there is a popular move to restore passenger working. Currently undergoing extensive renovation, so freight traffic is obviously still important.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.166013
Longitude
-1.565944