Bedlington Viaduct
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BridgeName and dates
Bedlington Viaduct (1850-)Opened on the Bedlington Private Railway.
Description
This double track iron viaduct over the River Blyth is south of the former Bedlington station on the still open Blyth and Tyne Railway network. The present bridge dates from 1930, replacing an original timber from 1850.
The original timber bridge was built in 1850 for the Bedlington Coal Company, part of a private line extending from Newsham to Bedlington serving collieries at Bebside and Bedlington.
The present iron bridge was built for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1930. It was erected on the east side of the original bridge which was demolished once the line was diverted over the new bridge.
Also known as Blyth Viaduct or Kitty Brewster Viaduct.
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Viaduct
| Nearby stations Bedlington Bebside Choppington Blyth [2nd] Blyth [1st] Newsham North Seaton Ashington Ashington [Private] Cramlington Plessey Halt Hepscott Newbigging Stannington Hartley [2nd] | Furnaceway Sidings Bedlington Iron Works Bedlington ^A^ Colliery Horton Grange Colliery Bedlington ^D^ Colliery Barrington Colliery North Blyth Power Station West Sleekburn Junction North Blyth Power Station West Sleekburn Colliery Bates Colliery New Delaval Colliery North Blyth Power Station Isabella Pit Tourist/other Bedlington Staith |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
