Corbridge Bridge is a 17th-century stone bridge across the River Tyne at

Corbridge Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, west of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle and east of Hexham. Villages nearby include Halton, Northumberland, Halton, Acomb, Northumberland, Acomb, Aydon and Sandhoe. Etymology Corbridge was kno ...

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. The bridge used to carry the

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over the River Tyne, but since the opening of the Hexham bypass ( A69) the A68 now crosses by the

Styford Bridge Styford Bridge is a modern concrete bridge carrying the A68 road across the River Tyne east of Riding Mill, Northumberland, England and forms part of the A68 bypass of Corbridge. History The A68 road from Darlington used to descend the south ...

, downstream of Corbridge. It is listed as a

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building by

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History

The bridge at Corbridge was built in 1235. In 1298 royal officers went to Corbridge to purchase horseshoes and nails, and the tariff imposed to raise money for upkeep of the medieval bridge included tolls on nails of different kinds, horseshoes, cartwheel-sheaths, griddles, iron cauldrons and vats. The bridge was the great asset of the town. Described in 1306 as the only bridge between Newcastle and Carlisle, it was maintained also as a link between England and Scotland. In 1674 raser has 1690it was replaced by the seven-arched bridge we see today. So well did the builder of this bridge execute his contract that his was the only one on the Tyne to withstand the

Great Flood of 1771 The Great Flood of 1771 affected several rivers, including the Tyne, Tees, Wear and Eden and settlements across northern England from 16 and 17 November 1771. Its cause was a sudden thaw of the ice in upper Teesdale, a cloud burst over the ...

. In 1881 it was widened by but its appearance was not spoilt.

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Bridges in Northumberland Crossings of the River Tyne Grade I listed bridges Grade I listed buildings in Northumberland

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