The New Haydon Bridge is a bridge across the River South Tyne providing access to and from the village of

Haydon Bridge Haydon Bridge is a village in Northumberland, England, which had a population of 2,184 in the 2011 census. Its most distinctive features are the two bridges crossing the River Tyne, River South Tyne: the picturesque original bridge after which ...

History

The bridge, which was built by

Kier Group Kier Group plc is a British construction, services and property group active in building and civil engineering, support services, and the Private Finance Initiative. Founded in 1928 in Stoke-on-Trent it initially specialised in concrete enginee ...

to carry the

A69 road The A69 is a major northern trunk road in England, running east–west across the Pennines, through the counties of Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Cumbria. Originally, the road started in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne then later near Bir ...

across the River South Tyne, was completed in 1970.

References

Bridges in Northumberland Crossings of the River Tyne Bridges completed in 1970 {{Northumberland-struct-stub