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River Wear

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 waterway

The River Wear is a tidal river and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Britain. It runs for 12 miles from Mouth of the Wear (where it joins the North Sea) to Chester-le-Street Weir (beyond which it is no longer navigable).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Mouth of the Wear
Sunderland Yacht Club	3¾ furlongs	0 locks
Sunderland Marina	4½ furlongs	0 locks
Hendon Dock	5½ furlongs	0 locks
Wearmouth Bridge	1 mile and 3¼ furlongs	0 locks
Wearmouth Rail Bridge	1 mile and 3½ furlongs	0 locks
Queen Alexandra Bridge	2 miles and 5 furlongs	0 locks
Hylton Viaduct	4 miles and 6¾ furlongs	0 locks
Cox Green Footbridge	7 miles and ¼ furlongs	0 locks
Victoria Viaduct Mothballed in 1991	7 miles and 4½ furlongs	0 locks
Fatfield Bridge	8 miles and 1½ furlongs	0 locks
Chartershaugh Bridge	8 miles and 4 furlongs	0 locks
New Bridge (Lambton Estate)	9 miles and 2 furlongs	0 locks
Lamb Bridge	9 miles and 6 furlongs	0 locks
Black Drive Bridge	10 miles and 7¾ furlongs	0 locks
Lambton Bridge	11 miles	0 locks
A1(M) Bridge	11 miles and 1½ furlongs	0 locks
Chester-le-Street Weir	12 miles	0 locks

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The River Wear (, WEER) in North East England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland. At 60 mi (97 km) long, it is one of the region's longest rivers, wends in a steep valley through the cathedral city of Durham and gives its name to Weardale in its upper reach and Wearside by its mouth.

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