Lambley Viaduct

Lambley Viaduct
Lambley Viaduct
	Lambley Viaduct
Coordinates	54.9190°N 2.5085°W
OS grid reference	NY675584
Carries	68 ; Pedestrians; (Formerly, Alston line);
Crosses	River South Tyne
Locale	Northumberland
Preceded by	Eals Footbridge
Followed by	Lambley Footbridge
Characteristics
Material	Stone
Total length	260 m (850 ft)
Width	3.5 m (11 ft)
Height	At least 33 m (108 ft)
No. of spans	9
Piers in water	3
History
Designer	Probably Sir George Barclay Bruce
Construction end	1852
Opened	1852
Closed	3 May 1976, as a railway
National Heritage List for England
Type	Grade II listed building
Designated	23 August 1985
Reference no.	1042918
Location

Lambley Viaduct is a stone bridge across the River South Tyne at Lambley in Northumberland. Formerly a railway bridge, it remains open to pedestrians but one end of the viaduct has been fenced off.

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