Haydon Bridge Viaduct

Haydon Bridge Viaduct
Haydon Bridge Viaduct
Coordinates	54°58′16″N 2°15′47″W / 54.9710°N 2.2630°W
OS grid reference	NY830642
Carries	A69
Crosses	River South Tyne; Tyne Valley line;
Locale	Northumberland
Owner	Department for Transport
Maintained by	National Highways
Preceded by	Lipwood Railway Bridge
Followed by	Old Haydon Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Beam bridge
Material	Concrete
No. of spans	4
Piers in water	2
No. of lanes	2
History
Designer	Capita Symonds
Constructed by	CVC Highway Solutions
Fabrication by	Watson Steel
Construction start	January 2007
Opened	25 March 2009
Replaces	New Haydon Bridge; as route of A69;
Location
	Interactive map of Haydon Bridge Viaduct

Haydon Bridge Viaduct carries the A69 Haydon Bridge bypass across both the Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle railway and the River South Tyne, about 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) west of Haydon Bridge.

History

Construction, which was undertaken by CVC Highway Solutions (a joint venture between Volker Stevin and Hanson Contracting and their design partner Capita Symonds), started in January 2007 and the bridge opened on 25 March 2009.