Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

Opened in 1981 by Queen Elizabeth II, this steel truss bridge carries the Tyne and Wear Metro over the river, with the line emerging from tunnel on the Newcastle side and going straight back underground beneath Gateshead. The crossing is the only stretch of daylight between the two city-centre tunnel sections.

Bridge Structure Type
truss
Vertical Layer
1
Wikipedia Link
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Bridge,_River_Tyne

Category: Culture & History

Tags: 1981, metro, truss, railway

Coordinates: 54.9646207, -1.6140368

Part of The bridges over the Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead

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