Constantius Bridge

Constantius Bridge
Coordinates	54°59′02″N 2°07′26″W / 54.984°N 2.124°W / 54.984; -2.124Coordinates: 54°59′02″N 2°07′26″W / 54.984°N 2.124°W / 54.984; -2.124
Carries	Road
Crosses	River Tyne
Locale	Northumberland, England
Characteristics
Design	beam
Material	concrete
Number of spans	three
Piers in water	two
History
Construction end	1976 [1]
Statistics
Daily traffic	Dual carriageway
Toll	No
Constantius Bridge  Constantius Bridge shown within Northumberland grid reference NY921654

Constantius Bridge is a modern concrete bridge across the River Tyne about 1 mile (2 km) west of Hexham, Northumberland, England. The bridge carries the A69 road over the River Tyne and forms part of the Hexham bypass.

History

In 1976 a new road was built to replace the old A69 through Hexham, and Hexham was by-passed on the north side of the river, necessitating a bridge crossing near Warden just west of Hexham.^[1] The bridge crosses the River Tyne just down stream from the "Meeting of the Waters" - the point where the North and South Tyne rivers join to form the main River Tyne,^[2] then crosses the railway to continue towards Haydon Bridge.^[1]

On 30 August 1975, during construction, there was a flood and the scaffolding and shuttering for the westernmost span collapsed. The completed bridge has already required strengthening due to flood damage, showing that the Tyne has lost none of its capability for attacking bridge structures.^[1]

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