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Willington Dene Viaduct

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The viaduct is 1,048 ft (319 m) long and 76 ft (23 m) high with seven segmental arches each of 120 ft (37 m) span. When originally built the viaducts were made of laminated timber construction on the Wiebeking system supported on tall stone pillars and cost £25,000. Each
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arch was made from 14 layers of 22 by 3.5 inches (559 mm × 89 mm) timbers held together by trenails and built by Messrs. Robson. A paper on the viaducts's design won Benjamin Green a silver
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The viaduct was rebuilt in wrought iron between 1867 and 1869 by the
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rapid transport system between Newcastle and North Shields.
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Willington Viaduct

Coordinates
54°59′39″N 1°30′17″W / 54.99404°N 1.504797°W / 54.99404; -1.504797
Tyne and Wear Metro
Wallsend, Tyne and Wear
England
Tyne and Wear Metro
Wallsend
John and Benjamin Green
Newcastle & North Shields Railway
Grade II listed building
Telford Medal
Institution of Civil Engineers
Weardale Iron & Coal Company
Thomas Elliot Harrison
Tyne and Wear Metro
Ouseburn Viaduct
"Railway Bridges Around Newcastle"
"Name: WILLINGTON VIADUCT List entry Number: 1025323"
54°59′35″N 1°30′27″W / 54.993°N 1.5075°W / 54.993; -1.5075 (Willington Dene Viaduct)
Categories
Railway bridges in Tyne and Wear
Grade II listed buildings in Tyne and Wear
John and Benjamin Green buildings and structures

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