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The bridge is 810 ft 9 in (247.12 m) in length and 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m) in width, with a height above water level of the top point of the arches of approximately 120 ft (37 m) It was constructed entirely of locally quarried
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Account of the
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1989:Trafalgar Square Merchant Seaman's Almshouses
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550:Washington extension would use the viaduct.
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1944:1–24 Park Place East and West
1626:19 & 31–33 Norfolk Street
938:Holland, Daniel (12 January 2022).
860:"VICTORIA RAILWAY BRIDGE (1354978)"
886:Meechan, Simon (4 November 2022).
865:National Heritage List for England
645:, Durham Junction Railway, pp.72-3
469:"The Local Historian's Table Book"
234:810 ft 9 in (247 m)
25:
2768:Railway viaducts in Tyne and Wear
2483:Davenport and Lilburne Almshouses
2358:160, 162 & 164 Newcastle Road
1746:65–95 James Armitage Street
1568:19, 20, 29 and 30 Villiers Street
912:Hakimian, Rob (7 November 2022).
650:Rennison, Robert William (1996),
600:, p. 319) and the architect
534:in 1991 the line and bridge were
1789:The Chestnuts and The Wilderness
1232:St Michael and All Angels Church
604:was also critical of the change.
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2165:The Mountain Daisy Public House
1518:Victoria Hall Disaster Memorial
1453:Corder House and Sydenham House
428:. It was built as part of the
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1493:River Wear Commission Building
475:The design was based upon the
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2063:Sunderland Harbour South Pier
1508:Sunderland Magistrates' Court
2629:Newbottle Working Men's Club
2338:Roker Park Drinking Fountain
1939:1–16 St Bede's Terrace
1919:1–29 Thornhill Terrace
1656:49–51 High Street East
1503:Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge
1310:Monkwearmouth Station Museum
495:of the main arches, made of
18:Victoria bridge (river Wear)
2589:Easington Lane War Memorial
2343:Roker Pier & Lighthouse
1631:3 & 22 Athenaeum Street
1059:"Victoria Viaduct, Penshaw"
521:River Dee bridge at Chester
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2604:Primitive Methodist Church
2543:Philadelphia Power Station
2538:Stoneygate Pumping Station
1949:Park Road Methodist Church
1924:1–15 Grange Crescent
1716:6 Back North Bridge Street
1696:North East Railway Stables
1553:Former General Post Office
1528:Burdon Road Masonic Temple
1176:Hylton Castle & Chapel
1074:www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk
1070:"Victoria Railway Viaduct"
974:Minutes of the Proceedings
409:, originally known as the
2763:Bridges completed in 1838
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2268:South Hylton War Memorial
2118:Humbledon Pumping Station
2050:(walls and mooring posts)
2042:3–19 Ridley Terrace
2037:17–23 Murton Street
1596:National Westminster Bank
1483:Fitzgerald's Public House
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993:Tomlinson, William Weaver
843:www.forgottenrelics.co.uk
787:Richardson, Benjamin Ward
432:under the supervision of
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2128:Bishopwearmouth Cemetery
1721:57 and 58 Barclay Street
1543:Medieval Arch & Wall
986:10.1680/imotp.1843.24596
821:The Gentleman's Magazine
48:Victoria Viaduct in 2006
2556:Front Street, Newbottle
2315:Fulwell Pumping Station
2283:41 & 42 High Street
1929:1–9 The Esplanade
1904:3–7 Douro Terrace
1779:Ryhope Grange Farmhouse
1533:4–25 Foyle Street
1523:Sunderland War Memorial
1448:Sunderland County Court
1295:Fulwell Acoustic Mirror
1044:1838 (Aug.24), pp.38-40
446:Durham Junction Railway
430:Durham Junction Railway
250:160 ft (49 m)
242:120 ft (37 m)
2716:Next bridge downstream
2425:Low Barmston Farmhouse
2175:Queen Alexandra Bridge
2027:Former Methodist Manse
2014:Salisbury Street Steps
1824:Ryhope Pumping Station
1741:Southwick War Memorial
1636:Hutchinson's Buildings
1621:3–5 Albion Place
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434:Thomas Elliot Harrison
175:Network Rail Bridge ID
2136:Barnes Park Bandstand
2009:10 Church Street East
1686:Monkwearmouth College
1681:Monkwearmouth Library
1616:2 & 3 Mary Street
1335:11 Church Street East
1063:transportheritage.com
1017:; Stevenson, Robert;
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2741:Cox Green Footbridge
2708:Next bridge upstream
2533:St Cuthbert's Church
2333:Roker Park Bandstand
2325:Mere Knolls Cemetery
2032:Bethesda Free Church
2004:Sunderland Orphanage
1854:Sunderland Synagogue
1473:Sunderland Gas Board
1463:Green's Public House
968:Bremner, D. (1843),
458:John Gibb & Son.
340:John Gibb & Son.
266:Rail characteristics
197:Cox Green Footbridge
2508:St Michael's Church
2420:The Old Hall Smithy
2378:Crow Lane Farmhouse
2328:(certain buildings)
2238:Tunstall Hope Lodge
2131:(certain buildings)
2113:Children's Hospital
2103:St Gabriel's Church
2058:(certain buildings)
2022:(certain buildings)
2019:Sunderland Cemetery
1809:Ryhope War Memorial
1726:Southwick Limekilns
1706:St Columba's Church
1701:Holy Trinity Church
1586:(certain buildings)
1558:Former Custom House
1209:Washington Old Hall
1171:Holy Trinity Church
548:Tyne and Wear Metro
282:(No longer in situ)
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2659:All Saints' Church
2476:Houghton-le-Spring
2468:Houghton-le-Spring
2228:Silksworth Cottage
2170:St Joseph's Church
2108:Kayll Road Library
1994:St Ignatius Church
1909:Valebrooke Gardens
1819:Ryhope Rent Office
1751:All Saints' Church
1563:Maritime Buildings
1498:St Mary's Building
1458:Elephant Tea Rooms
1443:Mowbray Almshouses
1345:Houghton-le-Spring
1325:St George's Church
1305:Sunderland Minster
1219:Houghton-le-Spring
1186:St Andrew's Church
1115:City of Sunderland
918:New Civil Engineer
839:"Victoria Viaduct"
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346:Construction start
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247:Longest span
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1794:Burdon Hall
1774:Railway Inn
1646:The Dun Cow
1606:Lloyds Bank
1426:City Centre
1011:Hann, James
1007:Weale, John
289:Track gauge
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2669:Alice Well
2458:The Avenue
2402:Washington
2383:Greystones
2368:Middle and
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2123:Hill House
2047:North Dock
1966:Grangetown
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1889:The Crofts
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1418:Sunderland
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961:References
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121:River Wear
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1673:Southwick
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319:History
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672:Notes
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