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Hexham Bridge
Hexham Bridge is a road bridge in Northumberland, England linking Hexham with the North Tyne valley. It lies north of the town of Hexham and is the main access to the A69 bypass.
== History ==
The Tyne was crossed by two ferries called the east and the west boats (Warden Bridge). As a result of persistent agitation a bridge was started in 1767 and completed in 1770. It was built by a Mr. Gait and consisted of seven arches. Less than a year later it was swept away in the great Tyne flood of 1771. In that flood eight bridges shared the fate of Hexham. In 1774 a new attempt was made fifty yards to the west by Mr. Wooler, an engineer who had been working on the new Newcastle bridge. Piles were sunk to carry the piers but work was abandoned on discovering that the "soil beneath the gravel was a quicksand with no more resistance than chaff".〔 This first bridge, Hexham Old Bridge, was about upstream of the present bridge close by Old Bridge End farm. ()
The authorities next approached Smeaton whose name as an engineer was famous. John Errington of Beaufront was given the contract for the sum of £5,700 and work started in 1777. Although the half completed piers were washed away the following year work continued and the new bridge was opened to traffic in 1780 (Grade II
* building by Historic England. 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 title= Name: HEXHAM BRIDGE List entry Number: 1042629 ) 〕
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