Scotswood Bridge

Scotswood Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England. It links the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank of the river with the MetroCentre and Blaydon in Gateshead on the south bank.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scotswood Railway Bridge and Blaydon Bridge.

Scotswood Railway Bridge

Bridge

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Scotswood Railway Bridge is a pipeline bridge and former railway bridge crossing the River Tyne in North East England. It previously carried the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway between Scotswood and Blaydon stations. Scotswood Railway Bridge is situated 950 feet northwest of Scotswood Bridge.

Blaydon Bridge

Bridge

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Blaydon Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England linking Scotswood in Newcastle upon Tyne and Blaydon in Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Blaydon Bridge is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Scotswood Bridge.

Blaydon railway station

Railway station

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Blaydon is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 5 miles 39 chains west of Newcastle, serves the town of Blaydon, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Blaydon railway station is situated 1 mile west of Scotswood Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaydon and Swalwell.

Blaydon

Town

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Blaydon is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, and historically in County Durham. Blaydon, and neighbouring Winlaton, which Blaydon is now contiguous with, form the town of Blaydon-on-Tyne.