Featherstone Castle Footbridge
Featherstone Castle Footbridge | |
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 Featherstone Castle Footbridge, in September 2015 | |
| Coordinates | 54°57′02″N 2°30′28″W / 54.9506°N 2.5079°W |
| OS grid reference | NY672613 |
| Carried | Pedestrians |
| Crossed | River South Tyne |
| Locale | Northumberland |
| Preceded by | Diamond Oak Bridge |
| Followed by | Featherstone Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Beam bridge |
| Material | Steel girder with wooden deck |
| Pier construction | Stone |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1990 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Collapsed | 2014 (Repaired 2015) |
| Location | |
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Featherstone Castle Footbridge is a wooden-decked girder bridge across the River South Tyne at Featherstone Castle in Northumberland.
History
[edit]The present wooden structure, which has stone steps at either end,[1] was erected in 1990 and then extensively repaired following flood damage in 1995.[2] Following further severe flooding in the area, it collapsed again but was repaired in autumn 2015.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Hall, Alan (2004). Walking in Northumberland: 36 day-walks. Cicerone Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-1852844288.
- ^ "South Tyne - Featherstone Footbridge". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Footbridge over River South Tyne near Featherstone Castle". Geograph. Retrieved 15 January 2017.