Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge
Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is a railway bridge built in 1879, crossing the River Wear at Sunderland and Monkwearmouth. The bridge lies adjacent to and upstream of the Wearmouth Road Bridge.Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
- Also known as: “Monkwearmouth Bridge”, “Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge Over River Wear With Viaduct To North”, and “Sunderland railway bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wearmouth Bridge and Stadium of Light.
Wearmouth Bridge
Bridge
Photo: rob bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wearmouth Bridge is a through arch bridge across the River Wear in Sunderland, England. It is the final bridge over the river before its mouth with the North Sea.
Stadium of Light
Stadium
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England, and the eighth and current home to Premier League club Sunderland. With seating for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light is the 10th largest football stadium in England. Stadium of Light is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge.
St Peter’s Metro station
Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Peter's is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the University of Sunderland and suburb of St Peter's, City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. St Peter’s Metro station is situated 420 feet north of Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monkwearmouth and Ashbrooke.
Monkwearmouth
Suburb
Photo: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monkwearmouth is an area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England. Monkwearmouth is at the north side of the mouth of the River Wear. It was one of the three original settlements on the banks of the River Wear along with Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland.
Ashbrooke
Suburb
Ashbrooke is a residential area of Sunderland, North East England directly south and south-west of the city centre. Ashbrooke developed through the Victorian era as Sunderland's first suburb.
Pallion
Suburb
Photo: Martin Routledge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pallion is a suburb and electoral ward in North West Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. Most of the buildings in the area were built during the Victorian Era and consist of large terraced houses built for shipbuilders, but also smaller one-storey cottages in other areas for local workers.
Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge
- Categories: truss bridge, tied-arch bridge, railway bridge, and transportation
- Location: Burdon, Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.90991° or 54° 54′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.38354° or 1° 23′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C6WWJ58+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 570572870OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q12061975
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge”
- Slovak: “Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge”
- Spanish: “Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge”
- Spanish: “puente ferroviario de Monkwearmouth”
- Spanish: “Puente ferroviario de Monkwearmouth”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Sunderland and St Marys Catholic Centre.
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