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Description: | This postcard shows the Queen Alexandra Bridge under construction in 1908 or 1909. The two decks can be seen clearly. North Eastern Railway had wanted a new route over the River Wear to cope with the traffic from the coal pits to the coast. However, a recession soon led to a fall in demand for coal. The railway line operated for only 14 years after the bridge was opened. The road link increased in importance, though, and is still very much in use today. | 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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