Warden Railway Bridge

Warden Railway Bridge
Warden Railway Bridge
Coordinates	54°59′17″N 2°08′16″W / 54.9880°N 2.1377°W / 54.9880; -2.1377
OS grid reference	NY912659
Carries	Tyne Valley line
Crosses	River South Tyne
Locale	Northumberland
Owner	Network Rail
Maintained by	Network Rail
Network Rail Bridge ID	NEC2-83
Preceded by	Warden Bridge
Followed by	Constantius Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Beam bridge
Material	Cast iron
No. of spans	4
Piers in water	3
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
History
Opened	1904 (1904)
Location

Warden Railway Bridge is a railway bridge carrying the Tyne Valley line between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle across the River South Tyne near Warden, Northumberland.

History[]

The first bridge at Warden for the railway between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle was designed by John Blackmore and originally built of timber; it burnt down in 1848 and cast-iron arches were placed on the original piers.^[1] A second bridge on a different alignment was completed in 1904 and remains in use as part of the Tyne Valley line.^[1]

The old Warden Railway Bridge

References[]

Next bridge upstream	River South Tyne	Next bridge downstream
Warden Bridge Road and National Cycle Route 72	Warden Railway Bridge Grid reference NY912659	Constantius Bridge A69 road (River Tyne)
Next railway bridge upstream	River South Tyne	Next railway bridge downstream
Lipwood Railway Bridge Tyne Valley line	Warden Railway Bridge Grid reference NY912659	Border Counties Bridge Ruined, formerly Border Counties Railway (River Tyne)