Bridges over the lower Blaydon Burn
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Bridges over the lower Blaydon Burn
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 24 Feb 2012
The old road bridge in the foreground was built for the Hexham Turnpike Trust in 1778. The large road bridge behind was added in 1936. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1380569 From this point to its outlet into the River Tyne, the Blaydon Burn flows in a culvert below the track and railway line.
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Image Location
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54.966343
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-1.719605