Tyne and Wear HER(4327): Ouseburn Viaduct - Details
4327
Newcastle
Ouseburn Viaduct
Newcastle
NZ26SE
Transport
Railway Transport Site
Railway Bridge
POST MEDIEVAL
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Structure
Ouseburn Viaduct is the sister viaduct of another at Willington. It is a wrought iron reconstruction of the original laminated timber structure, built by John Green in 1837-9. It is 918 feet (280 metres) long, with four stone approach arches and five main arches, carrying the railway 108 feet (33 metresetres) above the Ouseburn. The stone piers carried the original timber structure and were probably designed to be reused when the timber was replaced. LISTED GRADE 2*
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564720
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<< HER 4327 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97, NE
I.M. Ayris, & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p.19