Heaton Park Road Bridge, Newcastle-upon- Tyne
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Heaton Park Road Bridge, Newcastle-upon- Tyne
Image: © Philip Soakell Taken: Unknown
A construction progress photograph taken circa May 1989. Preparatory works for raising the bridge deck to enable the installation of the overhead electrification cables for the railway track. Two of the four hydraulic jacks to be used for raising the bridge can be seen at either end of the bridge parapet/bridgedeck. The wing walls have been carefully taken down to avoid the bridge being snagged whilst being raised. Behind the steel parapet a Bailey bridge can be seen spanning the existing road bridge, this was used to support the existing utility services that cross the road bridge. Image] Image] Image] Image] Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
54.97872
Longitude
-1.585465