New_Haydon_Bridge Knowpia

New Haydon Bridge
New Haydon Bridge
	New Haydon Bridge
Coordinates	54°58′25″N 2°14′45″W / 54.9735°N 2.2457°W
OS grid reference	NY843643
Carries	A686
Crosses	River South Tyne
Locale	Northumberland
Preceded by	Old Haydon Bridge
Followed by	Warden Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Beam bridge
Material	Concrete
No. of spans	5
Piers in water	4
No. of lanes	2
History
Designer	Northumberland County Council
Constructed by	Kier Group
Construction start	1967
Construction cost	£200,000
Opened	1970
Replaces	Old Haydon Bridge
Replaced by	Haydon Bridge Viaduct; as route of A69;
Location

The New Haydon Bridge is a bridge across the River South Tyne providing access to and from the village of Haydon Bridge.

History edit

The bridge, which was built by Kier Group to carry the A69 road across the River South Tyne, was completed in 1970.^[1]

Next bridge upstream	River South Tyne	Next bridge downstream
Old Haydon Bridge Footbridge	New Haydon Bridge Grid reference NY843643	Warden Bridge Road and 72