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Description: | The Wearmouth Bridge of 1796 had been rebuilt in 1859, but in 1924 the great increase in traffic had made it unsafe. A new Wearmouth Bridge was built to replace the old one. This postcard shows the new bridge under construction. It was designed by the same company responsible for the Tyne Bridge, and the two bridges clearly resemble each other. This picture was taken in September 1928, when the steel arch was assembled. The bridge opened in 1929. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | buildings and views Sunderland | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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