Tyne Roman bridge
Tyne Roman bridge
HER Number
450
District
Gateshead and Newcastle
Site Name
Tyne Roman bridge
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
It is generally agreed that the name Pons Aelius applies to the fort of Newcastle, and indicates the existence of a bridge across the Tyne. The location of the Roman bridge remains uncertain, although it is widely believed to be on or in the vicinity of the site of the modern Swing Bridge.
Easting
425200
Northing
563800
Grid Reference
NZ425200563800
Sources
<< HER 450 >> J. Horsley, 1732, Britannia Romana, p. 133
H. Bourne, 1736, History of Newcastle, p. 127
J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, Vol. I, pp. 35-38
J.C.Bruce, 1851, The Roman Wall, pp. 130-135
J.C. Bruce, 1885, The Three Bridges over the Tyne at Newcastle, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, X, pp. 1-11
M.H. Dodds, ed. 1930, The Roman Bridge, Northumberland County History, Vol. XIII, pp. 507-514
C.M. Daniels, 1978, Newcastle upon Tyne (Pons Aelius), Handbook to the Roman Wall, 13th edition, pp. 62-3
D.J. Breeze & B. Dobson, 1987, Hadrian's Wall, p. 73
P.T.Bidwell & N. Holbrook, 1989, Hadrian's Wall Bridges, English Heritage pp. 47, 99-101, 103
H. Bourne, 1736, History of Newcastle, p. 127
J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, Vol. I, pp. 35-38
J.C.Bruce, 1851, The Roman Wall, pp. 130-135
J.C. Bruce, 1885, The Three Bridges over the Tyne at Newcastle, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, X, pp. 1-11
M.H. Dodds, ed. 1930, The Roman Bridge, Northumberland County History, Vol. XIII, pp. 507-514
C.M. Daniels, 1978, Newcastle upon Tyne (Pons Aelius), Handbook to the Roman Wall, 13th edition, pp. 62-3
D.J. Breeze & B. Dobson, 1987, Hadrian's Wall, p. 73
P.T.Bidwell & N. Holbrook, 1989, Hadrian's Wall Bridges, English Heritage pp. 47, 99-101, 103