Hylton Viaduct is a road traffic and pedestrian bridge spanning the
River Wear in
North East England, linking
North Hylton
North Hylton is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in northeast England. It is on the north bank of River Wear opposite South Hylton
South Hylton () is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Lying west of Sunderland city centr ...
and
South Hylton
South Hylton () is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Lying west of Sunderland city centre on the south bank of the River Wear, South Hylton has a population of 10,317 ( 2001 Census). Once a small industrial village, South Hylton ( ...
in
Sunderland as the
A19 road
The A19 is a major road in England running approximately parallel to and east of the A1 road. Although the two roads meet at the northern end of the A19, the two roads originally met at the southern end of the A19 in Doncaster, but the old ...
. The
steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...
box girder bridge
A box girder bridge, or box section bridge, is a bridge in which the main beams comprise girders in the shape of a hollow box. The box girder normally comprises prestressed concrete, structural steel, or a composite of steel and reinf ...
was opened in 1974 by short hand typist and secretary Sandra McCann and is above a former
chain ferry route which ceased in 1915.
Box girder bridges
Bridges across the River Wear
Bridges completed in 1974
Bridges in Tyne and Wear
Transport in the City of Sunderland
Road bridges in England
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