List of crossings of the River Wear
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This is a list of crossings of the River Wear, heading upstream from Sunderland, including road and rail bridges and fords.
North Sea to Sunderland
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wearmouth Bridge  | A1018 road, A183 road, National Cycle Route 1 | Wearside | 1929 |  | |
| Monkwearmouth Bridge | Durham Coast Line, Green line | Monkwearmouth | 1879 | [1] |  |
| Keel Crossing | |||||
| Queen Alexandra Bridge | Road, A1231 road (until Aug 2018), Queen Alexandra Bridge Branch (until 1921) | Wearside | 10 Jun 1909 | [2] |  |
| Northern Spire Bridge | A1231 road, bikeway, sidewalk | Wearside | 28 Aug 2018 | .jpg) | |
| Hylton Viaduct | A19 road, sidewalk | South Hylton | 1974 |  |
Sunderland to Chester-le-Street
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Green Footbridge | Footpath | Cox Green | 1958 |  | |
| Victoria Viaduct | Leamside line | Wearside | Aug 1838 | [3] |  |
| Penshaw Bridge | Station Road | Sunderland | 1889 |  | |
| Chartershaugh Bridge | A182 road | Sunderland | 1975 |  | |
| New Bridge | Lambton Castle | ||||
| Lamb Bridge | Lambton Castle | 1819 | [4] | .jpg) | |
| Chester New Bridge | Bournmoor | [5][6] |  | ||
| Lambton Bridge | A183 road | Chester-le-Street | 1926 | ||
| A1(M) bridge over the Wear | A1(M) motorway | County Durham | 1968 | ||
| New Lumley Bridge | B1284 road | County Durham | 1997 |
Chester-le-Street to Durham
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocken Bridge | Cocken Road | Plawsworth | 1886 |  | |
| Finchale Bridge | Sidewalk | Finchale Priory | 1937 | .jpg) | |
| Brasside Bridge | County Durham | 1850s | |||
| Belmont Viaduct | Leamside line | Framwellgate Moor[7] | 1856 | [7] | .jpg) |
| Penny Ferry Bridge | Footbridge | Durham | 2002 |  | |
| Milburngate Bridge | A690 road | County Durham | 1967 |  | |
| Framwellgate Bridge | Silver Street | City of Durham | 15th century | [8][9] |  |
| Prebends Bridge | South Bailey | County Durham | 1772 | [10][11] |  |
| Kingsgate Bridge | Footpath | County Durham | 1967 |  | |
| Elvet Bridge | Elvet Bridge | Durham | 1160 | [12][13] |  |
| New Elvet Bridge | New Elvet | Durham | 1975 |  | |
| Baths Bridge | Footpath | County Durham | 1960s |  | |
| Maiden Castle bridge | Path | County Durham | 1974 |  | |
| Shincliffe Bridge | A177 road | Shincliffe | 1826 | [14][15] |  |
Durham to Bishop Auckland
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croxdale Road Bridge | A167 road | Croxdale | 1924 |  | |
| Sunderland Bridge | Weardale Way | Sunderland Bridge | 14th century | [16][17] | _20070630.JPG) |
| Croxdale Viaduct | East Coast Main Line | Croxdale | 1872 |  | |
| Page Bank Bridge | Whitworth Lane | Page Bank | 1995 |  | |
| Jubilee Bridge | Cobey's Carr Lane | Willington | 1990 |  | |
| Pay Bridge | Footpath | County Durham |  | ||
| Newton Cap Railway Viaduct | A689 road (from 1995) | Bishop Auckland[18] | [18] |  | |
| Newton Cap Bridge | Bishop Auckland | [19][20] |  |
Bishop Auckland to Stanhope
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witton Park Ford | Witton Park |  | |||
| Witton Park Bridge | Witton Park | 23 Aug 1904 |  | ||
| Witton Park Viaduct | Weardale Railway | Witton Park | 1854 |  | |
| Witton Bridge | Witton-le-Wear, Hamsterley, Evenwood and Barony | [21] |  | ||
| A68 Wear bridge | A68 road | County Durham |  | ||
| Harperley Footbridge | Weardale Way | ||||
| Wolsingham Rail Bridge | Weardale Railway | Wolsingham | 1847 |  | |
| Wolsingham Bridge | Wolsingham | 1894 |  | ||
| Holebeck Mill Bridge | Wear Valley | 1990s | |||
| Broadwood Bridge | Frosterley | 1970s | .jpg) | ||
| Frosterley Ford | Frosterley |  | |||
| Broadwood Rail Bridge | Weardale Railway | Frosterley | 1847 |  | |
| Kenneth Bridge | Footpath | Frosterley |  | ||
| Frosterley Bridge | Frosterley | 1813 | [22] |  | |
| Rogerley railway bridge | Weardale Railway | Shittlehope | 1862 | ||
| Gas Works Bridge | Shittlehope | 1958 |  | ||
| Stanhope East Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Stanhope | |||
| Stanhope Central Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Stanhope | 1895 |  | |
| Stanhope Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope |  | ||
| Stanhope Ford | Stanhope |  | |||
| Stanhope Bridge | B6278 road | Stanhope | 14th century | [23][24] |  |
| Stanhope West Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Stanhope | 1895 |  |
Stanhope to Wearhead
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Coordinates | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hag Bridge | Eastgate | 1996 |  | ||
| Eastgate Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Eastgate | 1895 | ||
| Eastgate Conveyor Bridge | Belt conveyor | Eastgate | 1964 | _(geograph_6597395).jpg) | |
| Brotherlee Footbridge | Footpath | Brotherlee | 1990s |  | |
| Haswick's Bridge | Westgate | [25] | .jpg) | ||
| Britton Bridge and ford | Westgate |  | |||
| Waterside House Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope |  | ||
| Daddry Shield Bridge | A689 road | Daddry Shield | .jpg) | ||
| Huntshield Ford | St John's Chapel | .jpg) | |||
| Ponderlane Bridge | Footpath | Stanhope |  | ||
| Broken Way Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope | |||
| Bridge End Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope |  | ||
| Bridge End Ford | Stanhope | _-_geograph.org.uk_-_6116427.jpg) | |||
| Coronation Bridge | Stanhope[26] | 1838 | [26] |  | |
| Blackdene Mine Bridge | Ireshopeburn | .jpg) | |||
| West Blackdene Bridge | West Blackdene | 18th century[27] | [27] |  | |
| Sparks Farm Bridge | Stanhope | 1986 | |||
| Wearhead Bridge | A689 road | Wearhead | 1989 |  |