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

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 Wear | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Sunderland Yacht Club | 7½ furlongs | |
| Sunderland Marina | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Hendon Dock | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Wearmouth Bridge | ||
| Wearmouth Rail Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Queen Alexandra Bridge | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hylton Viaduct | 3 miles, 3½ furlongs | |
| Cox Green Footbridge | 5 miles, 5 furlongs | |
| Victoria Viaduct | 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
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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, Sunderland. To accommodate the growing volume of traffic, construction of the current bridge began in 1927 and it was opened on 31st October 1929. The bridge carries the A183 and is the final crossing of the River Wear before it enters the North Sea. It is a Grade II Listed Building. https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101279911-wearmouth-bridge-hendon-ward#.WypRvjGWw5s. The [[5813890]] is just beyond the bridge. by G Laird – 18 June 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/81/38/5813862_f3f406fa_120x120.jpg)





![Monkwearmouth Bridge (2). Photo taken from a train just north of the [[215393]] (photographed by Stephen Craven). by Mike Quinn – 17 June 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/55/93/3559338_0d9274f8_120x120.jpg)





![Monkwearmouth Bridge. Photo taken from a train on the [[215393]] (photographed by Stephen Craven). Another view of the bridge is shown in [[517019]] (photographed by Rob Bishop). by Mike Quinn – 17 June 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/55/93/3559322_a6940b57_120x120.jpg)



