Hylton Viaduct
Hylton Viaduct | |
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 Hylton Viaduct viewed from North Hylton in 2007.  | |
| Coordinates | 54°54′16″N 1°27′30″W / 54.9044°N 1.4582°W |
| OS grid reference | NZ347567 |
| Carries |
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| Crosses | River Wear |
| Locale | Wearside |
| Owner | National Highways |
| Maintained by | National Highways |
| Next upstream | Cox Green footbridge |
| Next downstream | Northern Spire Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Box girder bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Clearance below | 15 m (49 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Inaugurated | 1974 |
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Hylton Viaduct is a road traffic and pedestrian bridge spanning the River Wear in North East England, linking North Hylton and South Hylton in Sunderland as the A19 road. The steel box girder bridge was opened in 1974 and is above a former chain ferry route which ceased in 1915.
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- Box girder bridges
- Bridges across the River Wear
- Bridges completed in 1974
- Bridges in Tyne and Wear
- Transport in the City of Sunderland
- Road bridges in England
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