Advantages: stylish Disadvantages: It's cold most of the year
...others) which span the river Tyne from Newcastle on the North side to Gateshead on the South side and for a whole host of other attractions. The quayside is within easy walking distance (ten mins) of the City Centre, but be warned it is a steap uphill walk on the way back! There are many routes by foot and if you are willing to explore I suggest you try some of the steep windings stairways that run down from the City at various points. There are ... ...bridges: The Tyne Bridge: ******************
The green steal arch of the Tyne bridge is the most prominent of all the bridges that span the Tyne and also the most famous. It is a classic symbol of Newcastle and of the North East. The bridge was finished in 1928 and opened by their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary on the 9th October. It was designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson, M.M.Inst.C.E. of London and built by Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd of ...
nickyturnill 31.01.2005 (23.02.2006)
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Advantages: The look good and are functional Disadvantages: Rush Hour
...seventh bridge to span the Tyne between Gateshead and Newcastle.
The Tyne Bridge, also known as the coat hanger bridge is by far the most famous, and in 1969 The Nice were commissioned to write a piece of music which became the “Five Bridges Suite” for some arts event in Newcastle at the time. The piece was scored by Keith Emerson later of Emerson, Lake & Palmer fame, who produced a halfway decent sub Aaron Copland piece conduct by Joseph ... ...into Newcastle, along with the Tyne Bridge.
~~The King Edward VII Bridge:
This bridge was built in 1906, by Cleveland Bridge of Darlington, to provide more capacity for the expanding railway system. It is an Iron structure built on concrete pillars.
~~The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
This carries the Metro Line over the Tyne and is constructed from steel.
~~The High Level Bridge Built in 1849 in conjunction with the opening of the Central Station ...
mikeydred 01.07.2001
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Advantages: The world's first rotating, winking bridge Disadvantages: Not open for another six months
...bridge was floated up the Tyne to it's final position between the Pitcher and Piano bar on Newcastle Quayside and the former Baltic Flour Mills as part of the Gateshead Quays developments. The movement of the bridge was a bit of an attraction, with the world's second largest floating crane towering over all around it as it moved from Wallsend to the centre of Newcastle.
This is the first step in a massive project to rejuvenate the southern bank ... ...matching that of the famous Tyne Bridge (which was built as a prototype of the Sydney Harbour Bridge), along with a gracefully curving foot/cycle path. These two curves will rotate upwards, like an upper eye-lid to let boats pass underneath, with the reflection in the water forming the lower lid and giving the impression of an eye winking.
Perhaps it's a little early to start flocking to the Quayside to see the new bridge alone, but if you're in ...
pitviper 11.12.2000
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Advantages: it's a bridge Disadvantages: it's a bridge
...bridge was floated up the Tyne to its final position. There had been a few failed attempts and logistical problem because of adverse weather conditions but it got there.
It spans the Tyne between the Pitcher and Piano Bar on the Quayside (where the sunday market is held) and what was the Baltic Flour Mills. This is all part of the Gateshead Quays redevelopment. Getting the bridge into position was an interesting sight as the world's second largest ... ...Wallsend.
The bridge itself is supposed to represent a winking eye with two curves rotating upwards as ships pass underneath and the water being visible inbetween just like an eye. It sounds beautiful but I have never seen it looking quite so magnificent. Perhaps if I saw this spectacle on a bright sunny day I might be more convinced about its aesthetic value.
Beauty, as the saying goes, is in the eye of the beholder, and my eye certainly hasn't ...
janharper 24.05.2001
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Advantages: Very Well Built and safe Disadvantages: None
...which was deployed across the tyne in September of last year by the second biggest floating crane in the world The Hercules 2. It was designed like an blinking eye because when the bottom part of the bridge moves up allowing boats to pass under it, it looks like and eye lid moving upwards opening the eye when the bridge opens the river and when it moves down it is like the eye closing. Also the bridge is shaped like an eye, like a V shape. Next the ... ...it looks like a miniturized tyne version of the Tyne. The next pass over bridge which was built to give some relief to the Scotswood bridge which was closed for 5 years for strengthening. The tyne bridge is by far the most well known. For the people who dont know, the Tyne bridge is like a smaller version of the Sydney bridge although the Tyne bridge was built 1st. There are two bridges that are for the train line and the metro line. And last but ...
aph87 19.07.2001
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