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Wearmouth Bridge

 
Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland SR1 3AH, United Kingdom
 

Wearmouth Bridge carries the road from Bristol to Boggin over the River Wear near to Manchester Boat Lift.

The Act of Parliament for the River Wear was passed on January 1 1782 after extensive lobbying by Thomas Dadford. Restoration of Falkirk Tunnel was funded by a donation from the River Wear Trust

Information about the place
Wearmouth Bridge is a minor waterways place on the River Wear between Mouth of the Wear (1 mile and 3¼ furlongs to the east) and Chester-le-Street Weir (10 miles and 4¾ furlongs to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Mouth of the Wear is Hendon Dock; 5¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Chester-le-Street Weir is Wearmouth Rail Bridge; ¼ furlongs away.

There may be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.

Mouth of the Wear1 mile, 3¼ furlongs
Sunderland Yacht Club7½ furlongs
Sunderland Marina6¾ furlongs
Hendon Dock5¾ furlongs
Wearmouth Bridge
Wearmouth Rail Bridge¼ furlongs
Queen Alexandra Bridge1 mile, 1¾ furlongs
Hylton Viaduct3 miles, 3½ furlongs
Cox Green Footbridge5 miles, 5 furlongs
Victoria Viaduct6 miles, 1¼ furlongs
 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 ASDA
 Farmfoods
 Lidl
 Frankie & Bennys
 McDonalds
 Nandos
 Sunderland
 Wetherspoons
 William Jameson
 Yates
 Yates's 3 -
 Poundland
 Primark
 W H Smith
 Burger King
 Greggs
 Subway Sandwich Shop
 Barclays
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Co-operative Bank
 HSBC
 Lloyds Bank
 Santander
 TSB
 Cycle World - Sunderland
 Sunderland Station

Amenities nearby at Wearmouth Rail Bridge

 Tesco
 Tesco -
 Costa Coffee
 McDonalds
 Cooper Rose
 Grange Hotel
 SEE ADDRESS
 Sunderland
 Wetherspoons
 Home Bargains
 Boots Chemist
 Boots Chemist
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Nationwide
 Yorkshire Bank
 Buyproducts Discount Centre (Sunderland)
 Kings Vehicle Services M-F 5.30pm Sa 5pm Su 3pm
 B&Q
 B&Q
 Halfords

Amenities nearby at Hendon Dock

 Cashpoint
 
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Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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Wearmouth Bridge is a through arch bridge across the River Wear in Sunderland. It is the final bridge over the river before its mouth with the North Sea.

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[Wearmouth Bridge (1796)] The first Wearmouth Bridge was the second major bridge to be made from cast iron. It was considered one of the wonders of the industrial age, and was described [Sunderland] Monkwearmouth following the construction of a bridge, the Wearmouth Bridge, which was the world's second iron bridge (after the famous span at Ironbridge). It [The Iron Bridge] survives to the present day. Wearmouth Bridge (1793–96) Buildwas Bridge by Thomas Telford (1795–96) The Coalport Bridge (1818), incorporating three ribs [Wearmouth] Wearmouth may refer to: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Bishopwearmouth Monkwearmouth Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey (the Monkwearmouth part) Wearmouth Bridge Wearmouth [Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge] Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge (officially Monkwearmouth Bridge, also called Wearmouth Railway Bridge or Sunderland Railway Bridge) is a railway bridge built in 1879 [Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge] all that remain. The Trezzo Bridge was not matched until the metal Wearmouth Bridge of the same span was built at Sunderland, England, in 1796. Longer [Sunderland Bridge] Sunderland Bridge (Massachusetts), a bridge across the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, United States Wearmouth Bridge, the principal road bridge across [Monkwearmouth] the area were called "Barbary Coasters". The borough stretches from Wearmouth Bridge to the harbour mouth on the north side of the river and is one of the [Sunderland lustreware] design incorporating the bridge over the River Wear, or various heraldic - especially Masonic - devices. The Wearmouth Bridge re-opened after a major reconstruction
 
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Wearmouth Bridge is a through arch bridge across the River Wear in Sunderland. It is the final bridge over the river before its mouth with the North Sea.
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