You
can cross - Over, Under or On the River Tyne.
Between Ovingham and Tynemouth there are dozens of ways to cross the
River Tyne
with many varied and unique bridges the latest being the Gateshead Millennium
"Blinking Eye" bridge.
The next "projected" new crossing will be an aerial cableway
between Gateshead and Newcastle
and a footbridge between Blaydon Station and the new Newburn Riverside
Industrial Park.
The seven
bridges linking Newcastle to Gateshead form an impressive and unique combination
and an application is being proposed to list these as a World Heritage
Site.
Hadrian's
Cycleway NC 72 passes close to all of the river crossings
shown below - those indicated form
part of the cycle route with several others being used to link across
the river to other
National Cycle Network routes.
The Tyne Road Tunnel cannot be used by Cyclists
Two excellent books have been published full of excellent information..
"Crossing
the Tyne"
by F. Manders and R. Potts
Photographs, maps and information.
Tyne Bridge Publishing.
www.newcastle.gov.uk/tynebridgepublishing
"The River Tyne - from Sea to Source"
by Ron Thornton
A collection of watercolour paintings, sketches and information.
Zymurgy Publishing
All photographs taken by Doug Ridgway using a Kodak DX3600 digital camera.
Click on each picture for enlarged view with information and facts on each crossing point.
The
crossings are shown from west to east
