Robert Stephenson (architecture)
This historic bridge designed by Stephenson and completed in 1843 is one of the first tied-arch structures. Each span uses four iron »Bowstring girders« devised by Stephenson for this bridge, the arch ties consisting of iron chains between the ends of each rib. A 2-level bridge, carrying a railway on the top level and road traffic on the suspended deck.
High Level Bridge
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- Great Britain
- Staat
- England
- state (first-order administrative division)
- Tyne and Wear
- ceremonial county
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- city
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