Bellister Bridge is a concrete bridge across the
River South Tyne
The River Tyne is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is . It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Wat ...
at
Haltwhistle in
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land on ...
, England.
History
The bridge, which was designed to provide road access to the village of
Plenmeller on the south bank of the river, was completed in 1967.
After the Haltwhistle bypass opened, the road was no longer required and it has solely been used a footbridge since the late 1990s.
[ The bridge also provides access to ]Bellister Castle
Bellister Castle is a National Trust owned castellated 19th-century mansion house attached to the ruinous remains of a 14th-century tower house, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed ...
on the south bank of the river.
References
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Bridges in Northumberland
Crossings of the River Tyne
Haltwhistle