How wonderful to think you had had a hand in building one of these superb structures ! From the packhorse bridges for the trains of ponies laden with salt from the coast, or lead from the mines of the Dales, to the great bridges over the Tyne and the Tees. The monumental Ribblehead Viaduct over Batty Moss on the Settle and Carlisle Railway cost the lives of many of the navvies who worked on the construction of the line. Next to Ivelet Bridge is a "coffin stone" used in the days before a church was built in the upper part of the Dale at Keld. Coffins were carried down the Dale on the "Corpse Road" and rests were made on the journey to the church at Grinton. Every bridge must have represented a major step forward for the local economy and for the lives of the local people. The most recent structure - the Gateshead Millennium Bridge isn't bad either ! And fun to cross !
The bridges are: The Tyne Bridge, Newcastle.
The Lune Viaduct near Mickleton, Teesdale.
Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
Dairy Bridge, River Greta, Teesdale.
Ribblehead Viaduct.
Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough.
Newport Bridge, Middlesbrough.
Barnard Castle Bridge.
Langdon Beck Bridge, Upper Teesdale.
Ketton Bridge, Brafferton, near Darlington.
Yore Bridge, Aysgarth, Wensleydale.
Swing Bridge, near Reeth, Swaledale.
Blackwell Bridge, Darlington.
Croft-on-Tees Bridge.
Piercebridge, Teesdale
Grinton Bridge, Swaledale.
Ivelet Bridge, near Gunnerside, Upper Swaledale.
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Some wonderful pictures there, I like the idea of listing the locations at the foot of the post as I spent some time trying to recognise the bridges.
As administrator of the Croft on Tees Website I have added a news item linking to your blog as you include a photograph of the bridge to our village.
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