Detail of New Tyne Bridge, Newcastle
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The photograph on this page of Detail of New Tyne Bridge, Newcastle by Stephen Richards as part of the Geograph project.
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Detail of New Tyne Bridge, Newcastle
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 14 Aug 2012
One of the mighty Cornish granite pylons. Although they look as if they must be doing something very useful (stopping the bridge from falling down?), they are in fact of "minimal structural significance", built instead more for storage and to house lifts. Full view: Image On the right is the former St Mary Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.967194
Longitude
-1.60542