Whorlton Bridge
| Whorlton Bridge | |
| County Durham, Yorkshire | |
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| Location | |
| Type: | Suspension bridge |
| Crossing: | River Tees |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ10661457 |
| Location: | 54°31’35"N, 1°50’12"W |
| Structure | |
| Length: | 173 feet |
| Type: | Suspension bridge |
| History | |
| Built 1831 | |
| Information | |
Whorlton Bridge is a narrow suspension bridge, and the earliest such road bridge in the country, which crosses the River Tees between County Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire.
The brick has a deck supported by the original wrought-iron chains. It allows access to Whorlton village in County Durham from the hamlets on the Yorkshire bank. The old toll house remains at the north side, though tolls ceased in 1914. A large sign gives details of the former tolls.
The bridge of today replaced an earlier stone structure destroyed while being built by a flood in 1829, the new bridge was designed by John Green of Newcastle, using four great chains made at the Gospel Ironworks, Staffordshire.
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References
- Whorlton Bridge: Bridges on the Tyne
| Bridges and crossings on the River Tees | ||||||
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| Barnard Castle Bridge | Thorngate Footbridge | Abbey Bridge | Whorlton Bridge | Winston Bridge | West Tees Railway Bridge | Gainford Railway Bridge |