Hylton Viaduct

Hylton Viaduct

Hylton Viaduct viewed from North Hylton, 2007.
Carries Motor vehicles
(A19 road)
Pedestrians
Crosses River Wear
Locale Sunderland, England
Characteristics
Design Box girder bridge
Clearance below 50ft
History
Opened 1974

The Hylton Viaduct is a road traffic and pedestrian bridge spanning the River Wear in North East England, linking North Hylton and South Hylton in Sunderland as the A19 road. The steel box girder bridge was opened in 1974 and is above a former chain ferry route which ceased in 1915.

Next bridge upstream River Wear Next bridge downstream
Cox Green Footbridge  Hylton Viaduct New Wear Bridge 

Coordinates: 54°54′16″N 1°27′30″W / 54.9044°N 1.4582°W / 54.9044; -1.4582

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