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Victoria Viaduct

 
Mothballed in 1991
Also known as: Victoria Bridge
Victoria Viaduct, Leaplish, Sunderland NE38 0RB, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Victoria Viaduct is a minor waterways place on the River Wear between Mouth of the Wear (7 miles and 4½ furlongs to the east) and Chester-le-Street Weir (4 miles and 3½ furlongs to the southwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Mouth of the Wear is Cox Green Footbridge; 4¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Chester-le-Street Weir is Fatfield Bridge; 5 furlongs away.

There may not be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a disused railway over the canal.

Wearmouth Bridge6 miles, 1¼ furlongs
Wearmouth Rail Bridge6 miles, 1 furlong
Queen Alexandra Bridge4 miles, 7½ furlongs
Hylton Viaduct2 miles, 5¾ furlongs
Cox Green Footbridge4¼ furlongs
Victoria Viaduct
Fatfield Bridge5 furlongs
Chartershaugh Bridge7½ furlongs
New Bridge (Lambton Estate)1 mile, 5½ furlongs
Lamb Bridge2 miles, 1¾ furlongs
Black Drive Bridge3 miles, 3¼ furlongs
 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Fish & Chips
 Cashpoint

Amenities nearby at Cox Green Footbridge

 Costcutter
 Johns Flowers Limited

Amenities nearby at Fatfield Bridge

 SEE ADDRESS
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self-operated pump-out
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Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about Victoria Viaduct

Victoria Viaduct, originally known as the Victoria Bridge, is a stone arch rail viaduct spanning the River Wear about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Washington in North East England. It was built as part of the Durham Junction Railway under the supervision of Thomas Elliot Harrison.

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[Leamside line] opening of this line, trains traveled via Brockley Whins. The stone arch Victoria Viaduct, constructed between 1836 and 1838, is inspired by the design of the [Victoria Park Viaduct] The Victoria Park Viaduct is a major motorway viaduct carrying the Auckland Northern Motorway (State Highway 1) over the Victoria Park area in Auckland [Digswell Viaduct] The Digswell Viaduct, also called Welwyn Viaduct, is a railway viaduct that carries the East Coast Main Line over the River Mimram in the county of Hertfordshire [Malmsbury Viaduct] The Malmsbury Viaduct is a large brick and stone masonry arch bridge over the Coliban River at Malmsbury on the Bendigo Railway in Victoria Australia. It [Victoria Bridge] Water of Leith in Edinburgh Victoria Viaduct, a disused railway bridge near Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. Victoria Bridge, Aberlour, a footbridge [River Wear] passes beneath the Victoria Viaduct, (formally called the Victoria Bridge). Named after the newly crowned queen, the railway viaduct opened in 1838, was [Holborn Viaduct] Queen Victoria at the same time as the inauguration of the other thoroughfares with a formal coach drive procession on 6 November 1869. The viaduct effected [Thomas Elliot Harrison] involved with are bridges: which include the Skelton viaduct on the Ouse; the Victoria Viaduct and Monkwearmouth railway bridge on the Wear; he was also [Penshaw Bridge] name(s) Fatfield Bridge Preceded by Chartershaugh Bridge Followed by Victoria Viaduct History Construction cost £8,000 Opened 29 January 1890 (1890-01-29)
 
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Victoria Viaduct - Wikipedia
Victoria Viaduct, originally known as the Victoria Bridge, is a stone arch rail viaduct spanning the River Wear in North East England, built as part of the Durham ...
Victoria Viaduct closure
May 4, 2018 ... A temporary closure of the carriageway and footpath on the Victoria Viaduct continues to be in place after contractors identified some areas of ...
Carlisle's Victoria Viaduct reopens after Central Plaza safety work ...
Jun 28, 2018 ... Victoria Viaduct reopened shortly after 21:00 BST on Wednesday having been closed since the beginning of May because of the dangerous ...
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Above: the Victoria Viaduct Today, from the south bank of the river. The view across the top of the viaduct, looking south. Above: bridge refuge point containing  ...
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Based on the Roman bridge at Alcántara in Spain, the route's most significant engineering work was the Victoria bridge, later retitled Victoria Viaduct. Designed  ...
Victoria Viaduct contractors to work round the clock
May 8, 2018 ... Two forty metre high cranes are to be brought in to work on making the Central Plaza building on Victoria Viaduct safe. A Carlisle City Council ...
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Address. Washington, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom ... 42 likes · 685 were here. The Victoria Viaduct, originally known as the Victoria Bridge, is...
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May 2, 2018 ... Victoria Viaduct in Carlisle has been closed after a recent inspection of The Central Plaza building identified loose masonry. Carlisle City ...
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Victoria Viaduct, Carlisle – Road Closure and Access Update. Access to our Viaduct House office will resume as normal later this week. The hoardings have ...