It is thought that this was the first use of such a construction method in this country. The bridge was built like a ship using shipbuilding techniques with rivets and panels welded together. The bridge builders scaled the heights without the benefit of safety equipment, and one man, Nathaniel Collins a scaffolder from South Shields, fell from the bridge and lost his life during its construction. This important group of bridges has since been joined by others including the Millennium Bridge The King and Queen were the first people to use the roadway, riding across in their Ascot landau, and the King's opening speech was recorded by Movietone News.
Some 2, local school children were given a day off school to attend the opening ceremony, and presented with a commemorative brochure. The new bridge received much positive attention in local and national press and in specialist journals. Sir Ralph Freeman is a nationally renowned civil engineer whose most important work is considered to be his design work in connection with Sydney Harbour Bridge.
A paper given on the subject of its design and foundations by Freeman to the Institution of Civil Engineers ICE in led to the award of a Telford gold medal for the paper and the first Baker gold medal in recognition of the development in engineering practice as described by the paper. Robert Burns Dick was a notable regional architect, who in entered into partnership with James Cackett.
While New Tyne Bridge is its proper name, whether this was to distinguish it from the Old Tyne Bridge a medieval bridge that was mostly destroyed by floods in , NHLE: and or simply because at the time of construction it was the new bridge over the Tyne, is not clear. The bridge is now known as the Tyne Bridge. Details Single-span steel arch road bridge, to designs by engineers Mott, Hay and Anderson of Westminster; abutment towers to designs of Robert Burns Dick.
MATERIALS: steel arch; steel columns and stone walls supporting the road approach; the pylons have solid concrete abutments with steel and concrete towers, clad in granite; the bridge parapet is cast iron. PLAN: single-span, two-hinged steel-arch with a pylon at either end, carrying a suspended deck; land approaches to either end.
EXTERIOR: the steel arch is of two-hinged form constructed from two main mild steel parabolic trusses, each consisting of two arched ribs 14m apart between centres, connected by a single system of web members with Warren-type bracing in the form of simple diagonals.
The arch spans m and rises to a height of 55m. It carries a 17m wide suspended deck some 26m above high water level, incorporating cantilevered footways to either side. The deck within the arch consists of cross-girders suspended from the trusses by a series of hangers formed of steel members, and on the approaches the deck rests on spandrel columns rising from the top of the trusses.
Beneath the deck are enclosed ducts containing water and gas mains and electrical services. The arch is secured by 12 inch 30cm diameter pins to a land abutment on either side of the River Tyne, which bear the thrust of the arch, and are carried down to bedrock with solid concrete bases. Above each abutment is a steel and concrete rectangular-plan tower, faced in granite, comprising a five-storey central part with taller projections to the east and west sides.
Despite the dangers of the building work, only one worker died in the building of this amazing structure. When complete, the Tyne Bridge was celebrated as one of the modern miracles of its age. The bridge was completed and opened in by King George V and the Queen who were the first to use the roadway travelling in their Ascot landau.
This is not the case. Work started on the Sydney Bridge before building began on the Tyne Bridge. The confusion arises because the Sydney Harbour Bridge took longer to complete due to its larger size. The Tyne Bridge's towers were built of Cornish granite and were designed as warehouses with five storeys. Passenger and goods lifts were built in the towers to provide access to the Quayside. And academics from Northumbria University have led members of the public on a guided walk passing under all seven bridges of central Newcastle, giving talks on topics from the geological history of the Tyne Valley, to the experience of Russian revolutionaries in 19th-century Newcastle.
The Tyne Bridge is a beautiful landmark and a practical aid to transport. Festival of Social Science — Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire. Edition: Available editions United Kingdom. Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in. Laura O'Brien , Hannah E. Martin , Northumbria University, Newcastle. Would you like to be kept up to date with occasional news from NewcastleGateshead via email?
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