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 Edit this on WikidataA1018 road, A183 road, National Cycle Route 1Wearside1929🌍
Monkwearmouth Bridge Edit this on WikidataDurham Coast Line, Green lineMonkwearmouth1879🌍[1]
Keel Crossing Edit this on Wikidata🌍
Queen Alexandra Bridge Edit this on WikidataRoad, A1231 road (until Aug 2018), Queen Alexandra Bridge Branch (until 1921)Wearside10 Jun 1909🌍[2]
Northern Spire Bridge Edit this on WikidataA1231 road, Bicycle path, sidewalkWearside28 Aug 2018🌍
Hylton Viaduct Edit this on WikidataA19 road, sidewalkSouth Hylton1974🌍

Sunderland to Chester-le-Street

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Cox Green Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathCox Green1958🌍
Victoria Viaduct Edit this on WikidataLeamside lineWearsideAug 1838🌍[3]
Penshaw Bridge Edit this on WikidataStation RoadSunderland1889🌍
Chartershaugh Bridge Edit this on WikidataA182 roadSunderland1975🌍
New Bridge Edit this on WikidataLambton Castle🌍
Lamb Bridge Edit this on WikidataLambton Castle1819🌍[4]
Chester New Bridge Edit this on WikidataBournmoor🌍[5][6]
Lambton Bridge Edit this on WikidataA183 roadChester-le-Street1926🌍
A1(M) bridge over the Wear Edit this on WikidataA1(M) motorwayCounty Durham1968🌍
New Lumley Bridge Edit this on WikidataB1284 roadCounty Durham1997🌍

Chester-le-Street to Durham

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Cocken Bridge Edit this on WikidataCocken RoadPlawsworth1886🌍
Finchale Bridge Edit this on WikidataSidewalkFinchale Priory1937🌍
Brasside Bridge Edit this on WikidataCounty Durham1850s🌍
Belmont Viaduct Edit this on WikidataLeamside lineFramwellgate Moor[7]1856🌍[7]
Penny Ferry Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootbridgeDurham2002🌍
Milburngate Bridge Edit this on WikidataA690 roadCounty Durham1967🌍
Framwellgate Bridge Edit this on WikidataSilver StreetCity of Durham15th century🌍[8][9]
Prebends Bridge Edit this on WikidataSouth BaileyCounty Durham1772🌍[10][11]
Kingsgate Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathCounty Durham1967🌍
Elvet Bridge Edit this on WikidataElvet BridgeDurham1160🌍[12][13]
New Elvet Bridge Edit this on WikidataNew ElvetDurham1975🌍
Baths Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathCounty Durham1960s🌍
Maiden Castle bridge Edit this on WikidataPathCounty Durham1974🌍
Shincliffe Bridge Edit this on WikidataA177 roadShincliffe1826🌍[14][15]

Durham to Bishop Auckland

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Croxdale Road Bridge Edit this on WikidataA167 roadCroxdale1924🌍
Sunderland Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale WaySunderland Bridge14th century🌍[16][17]
Croxdale Viaduct Edit this on WikidataEast Coast Main LineCroxdale1872🌍
Page Bank Bridge Edit this on WikidataWhitworth LanePage Bank1995🌍
Jubilee Bridge Edit this on WikidataCobey's Carr LaneWillington1990🌍
Pay Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathCounty Durham🌍
Newton Cap Railway Viaduct Edit this on WikidataA689 road (from 1995)Bishop Auckland[18]🌍[18]
Newton Cap Bridge Edit this on WikidataBishop Auckland🌍[19][20]

Bishop Auckland to Stanhope

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Witton Park Ford Edit this on WikidataWitton Park🌍
Witton Park Bridge Edit this on WikidataWitton Park23 Aug 1904🌍
Witton Park Viaduct Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayWitton Park1854🌍
Witton Bridge Edit this on WikidataWitton-le-Wear, Hamsterley, Evenwood and Barony🌍[21]
A68 Wear bridge Edit this on WikidataA68 roadCounty Durham🌍
Harperley Footbridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale Way🌍
Wolsingham Rail Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayWolsingham1847🌍
Wolsingham Bridge Edit this on WikidataWolsingham1894🌍
Holebeck Mill Bridge Edit this on WikidataWear Valley1990s🌍
Broadwood Bridge Edit this on WikidataFrosterley1970s🌍
Frosterley Ford Edit this on WikidataFrosterley🌍
Broadwood Rail Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayFrosterley1847🌍
Kenneth Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathFrosterley🌍
Frosterley Bridge Edit this on WikidataFrosterley1813🌍[22]
Rogerley railway bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayShittlehope1862🌍
Gas Works Bridge Edit this on WikidataShittlehope1958🌍
Stanhope East Railway Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayStanhope🌍
Stanhope Central Railway Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayStanhope1895🌍
Stanhope Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathStanhope🌍
Stanhope Ford Edit this on WikidataStanhope🌍
Stanhope Bridge Edit this on WikidataB6278 roadStanhope14th century🌍[23][24]
Stanhope West Railway Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayStanhope1895🌍

Stanhope to Wearhead

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Hag Bridge Edit this on WikidataEastgate1996🌍
Eastgate Railway Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayEastgate1895🌍
Eastgate Conveyor Bridge Edit this on WikidataBelt conveyorEastgate1964🌍
Brotherlee Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathBrotherlee1990s🌍
Haswick's Bridge Edit this on WikidataWestgate🌍[25]
Britton Bridge and ford Edit this on WikidataWestgate🌍
Waterside House Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathStanhope🌍
Daddry Shield Bridge Edit this on WikidataA689 roadDaddry Shield🌍
Huntshield Ford Edit this on WikidataSt John's Chapel🌍
Ponderlane Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathStanhope🌍
Broken Way Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathStanhope🌍
Bridge End Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathStanhope🌍
Bridge End Ford Edit this on WikidataStanhope🌍
Coronation Bridge Edit this on WikidataStanhope[26]1838🌍[26]
Blackdene Mine Bridge Edit this on WikidataIreshopeburn🌍
West Blackdene Bridge Edit this on WikidataWest Blackdene18th century[27]🌍[27]
Sparks Farm Bridge Edit this on WikidataStanhope1986🌍
Wearhead Bridge Edit this on WikidataA689 roadWearhead1989🌍

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