List of crossings of the River Wear
This is a list of crossings of the River Wear, heading upstream from Sunderland, including road and rail bridges and fords.
North Sea to Sunderland
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wearmouth Bridge | A1018 road, A183 road, National Cycle Route 1 | Wearside | 1929 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Monkwearmouth Bridge | Durham Coast Line, Green line | Monkwearmouth | 1879 | 🌍[1] | ![]() |
| Keel Crossing | 🌍 | ||||
| Queen Alexandra Bridge | Road, A1231 road (until Aug 2018), Queen Alexandra Bridge Branch (until 1921) | Wearside | 10 Jun 1909 | 🌍[2] | ![]() |
| Northern Spire Bridge | A1231 road, Bicycle path, sidewalk | Wearside | 28 Aug 2018 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Hylton Viaduct | A19 road, sidewalk | South Hylton | 1974 | 🌍 | ![]() |
Sunderland to Chester-le-Street
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Green Footbridge | Footpath | Cox Green | 1958 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Victoria Viaduct | Leamside line | Wearside | Aug 1838 | 🌍[3] | ![]() |
| Penshaw Bridge | Station Road | Sunderland | 1889 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Chartershaugh Bridge | A182 road | Sunderland | 1975 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| New Bridge | Lambton Castle | 🌍 | |||
| Lamb Bridge | Lambton Castle | 1819 | 🌍[4] | ![]() | |
| Chester New Bridge | Bournmoor | 🌍[5][6] | ![]() | ||
| Lambton Bridge | A183 road | Chester-le-Street | 1926 | 🌍 | |
| A1(M) bridge over the Wear | A1(M) motorway | County Durham | 1968 | 🌍 | |
| New Lumley Bridge | B1284 road | County Durham | 1997 | 🌍 |
Chester-le-Street to Durham
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocken Bridge | Cocken Road | Plawsworth | 1886 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Finchale Bridge | Sidewalk | Finchale Priory | 1937 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Brasside Bridge | County Durham | 1850s | 🌍 | ||
| Belmont Viaduct | Leamside line | Framwellgate Moor[7] | 1856 | 🌍[7] | ![]() |
| Penny Ferry Bridge | Footbridge | Durham | 2002 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Milburngate Bridge | A690 road | County Durham | 1967 | 🌍 | |
| Framwellgate Bridge | Silver Street | City of Durham | 15th century | 🌍[8][9] | ![]() |
| Prebends Bridge | South Bailey | County Durham | 1772 | 🌍[10][11] | ![]() |
| Kingsgate Bridge | Footpath | County Durham | 1967 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Elvet Bridge | Elvet Bridge | Durham | 1160 | 🌍[12][13] | ![]() |
| New Elvet Bridge | New Elvet | Durham | 1975 | 🌍 | |
| Baths Bridge | Footpath | County Durham | 1960s | 🌍 | |
| Maiden Castle bridge | Path | County Durham | 1974 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Shincliffe Bridge | A177 road | Shincliffe | 1826 | 🌍[14][15] | ![]() |
Durham to Bishop Auckland
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croxdale Road Bridge | A167 road | Croxdale | 1924 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Sunderland Bridge | Weardale Way | Sunderland Bridge | 14th century | 🌍[16][17] | |
| Croxdale Viaduct | East Coast Main Line | Croxdale | 1872 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Page Bank Bridge | Whitworth Lane | Page Bank | 1995 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Jubilee Bridge | Cobey's Carr Lane | Willington | 1990 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Pay Bridge | Footpath | County Durham | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Newton Cap Railway Viaduct | A689 road (from 1995) | Bishop Auckland[18] | 🌍[18] | ![]() | |
| Newton Cap Bridge | Bishop Auckland | 🌍[19][20] | ![]() |
Bishop Auckland to Stanhope
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witton Park Ford | Witton Park | 🌍 | ![]() | ||
| Witton Park Bridge | Witton Park | 23 Aug 1904 | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Witton Park Viaduct | Weardale Railway | Witton Park | 1854 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Witton Bridge | Witton-le-Wear, Hamsterley, Evenwood and Barony | 🌍[21] | ![]() | ||
| A68 Wear bridge | A68 road | County Durham | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Harperley Footbridge | Weardale Way | 🌍 | |||
| Wolsingham Rail Bridge | Weardale Railway | Wolsingham | 1847 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Wolsingham Bridge | Wolsingham | 1894 | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Holebeck Mill Bridge | Wear Valley | 1990s | 🌍 | ||
| Broadwood Bridge | Frosterley | 1970s | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Frosterley Ford | Frosterley | 🌍 | ![]() | ||
| Broadwood Rail Bridge | Weardale Railway | Frosterley | 1847 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Kenneth Bridge | Footpath | Frosterley | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Frosterley Bridge | Frosterley | 1813 | 🌍[22] | ![]() | |
| Rogerley railway bridge | Weardale Railway | Shittlehope | 1862 | 🌍 | |
| Gas Works Bridge | Shittlehope | 1958 | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Stanhope East Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Stanhope | 🌍 | ||
| Stanhope Central Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Stanhope | 1895 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Stanhope Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Stanhope Ford | Stanhope | 🌍 | ![]() | ||
| Stanhope Bridge | B6278 road | Stanhope | 14th century | 🌍[23][24] | ![]() |
| Stanhope West Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Stanhope | 1895 | 🌍 | ![]() |
Stanhope to Wearhead
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hag Bridge | Eastgate | 1996 | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Eastgate Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Eastgate | 1895 | 🌍 | |
| Eastgate Conveyor Bridge | Belt conveyor | Eastgate | 1964 | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Brotherlee Footbridge | Footpath | Brotherlee | 1990s | 🌍 | ![]() |
| Haswick's Bridge | Westgate | 🌍[25] | ![]() | ||
| Britton Bridge and ford | Westgate | 🌍 | ![]() | ||
| Waterside House Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Daddry Shield Bridge | A689 road | Daddry Shield | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Huntshield Ford | St John's Chapel | 🌍 | ![]() | ||
| Ponderlane Bridge | Footpath | Stanhope | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Broken Way Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope | 🌍 | ||
| Bridge End Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope | 🌍 | ![]() | |
| Bridge End Ford | Stanhope | 🌍 | ![]() | ||
| Coronation Bridge | Stanhope[26] | 1838 | 🌍[26] | ![]() | |
| Blackdene Mine Bridge | Ireshopeburn | 🌍 | ![]() | ||
| West Blackdene Bridge | West Blackdene | 18th century[27] | 🌍[27] | ![]() | |
| Sparks Farm Bridge | Stanhope | 1986 | 🌍 | ||
| Wearhead Bridge | A689 road | Wearhead | 1989 | 🌍 | ![]() |
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