Haydon Bridge Viaduct

For other uses, see Haydon Bridge (disambiguation).

Haydon Bridge Viaduct carries the A69 Haydon Bridge bypass across both the Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle railway and the River South Tyne, about 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) west of Haydon Bridge.

Haydon Bridge Viaduct
Coordinates	54.9710°N 2.2630°W / 54.9710; -2.2630
OS grid reference	NY830642
Carries	A69
Crosses	River South Tyne Tyne Valley line
Locale	Northumberland
Owner	Department for Transport
Maintained by	National Highways
Preceded by	Lipwood Railway Bridge
Followed by	Old Haydon Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Beam bridge
Material	Concrete
No. of spans	4
Piers in water	2
No. of lanes	2
History
Designer	Capita Symonds
Constructed by	CVC Highway Solutions
Fabrication by	Watson Steel[1]
Construction start	January 2007
Opened	25 March 2009 (2009-03-25)
Replaces	New Haydon Bridge as route of A69
Location

History

Construction, which was undertaken by CVC Highway Solutions (a joint venture between Volker Stevin and Hanson Contracting and their design partner Capita Symonds),^[2] started in January 2007 and the bridge opened on 25 March 2009.^[3]