Sujet
High Level Bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, 1849. Artist: Thomas Abiel Prior
Légende
High Level Bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, c1849. The High Level Bridge was built to carry the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway over the River Tyne. It was designed by Robert Stephenson (1803-1859) and was officially opened on 28th September 1849. It consists of six spans of cast iron bowstring arches, supported on stone piers, which carry the railway 120 feet above the Tyne. The bridge has two levels, with the railway on the upper deck and a roadway on the lower.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1849
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B63_185
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,0Mo (2,8Mo) / 31,4cm x 23,9cm / 3713 x 2823 (300dpi)