High Level Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
High Level Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The High Level Bridge is a road and railway bridge spanning the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead in North East England. It was built by the Hawks familyOxford Dictionary of National Biography: Hawks family from 5,050tons of iron. George Hawks, Mayor of Gateshead, drove in the last key of the structure on 7 June 1849, and the bridge was officially opened by Queen Victoria later that year. Read more on Wikipedia
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