Border Counties Bridge

Border Counties Bridge was a 19th-century railway bridge across the River Tyne just west of Hexham, Northumberland, England. The bridge used to carry the Border Counties Railway over the River Tyne at Border Counties Junction with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.

Border Counties Bridge
Border Counties Bridge
Coordinates54.9821°N 2.1207°W / 54.9821; -2.1207
OS grid referenceNY923652
CarriesFormerly, Border Counties Railway
CrossesRiver Tyne
LocaleNorthumberland
OwnerBritish Railways at the time of demolition in 1959
Preceded byHexham Bridge
Followed byConstantius Bridge
Characteristics
DesignBeam bridge
MaterialWrought Iron
Pier constructionCast Iron and Masonry/Concrete
No. of spans5
Piers in water4
Rail characteristics
No. of tracksFormerly, 1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
History
Construction end1856
Opened1856 (1856)
Closed1 September 1958 (1958-09-01)
Location
Border Counties Railway
Overview
StatusClosed
Locale
  • Roxburghshire, Scotland
  • Northumberland, England
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Commenced11 December 1855
Opened2 April 1858 (1858-04-02)
Completed24 June 1862
Merged intoNorth British Railway - 1860
Merged intoLondon North Eastern Railway - 1923
Merged intoBritish Railways - 1948
Closed
  • 1 September 1958 (1958-09-01)
  • (except Reedsmouth–Bellingham, closed 11 November  1963)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map

Waverley Route to Edinburgh
Riccarton Junction
Waverley Route to Carlisle
Saughtree
Scotland
England
Deadwater
Kielder
Lewiefield Halt
Plashetts
Plashetts Colliery Waggonway
portion of line flooded by Kielder Water
Falstone
Thorneyburn
Tarset
Charlton
Bellingham
Wansbeck Railway to Morpeth
Reedsmouth
Countess Park
(1859–1861)
Wark
Barrasford
Chollerton
Chollerford
(later Humshaugh)
Wall
Newcastle & Carlisle Railway to Carlisle
Border Counties Junction
Hexham
Newcastle & Carlisle Railway to Newcastle
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