Old Haydon Bridge

For other uses, see Haydon Bridge (disambiguation).

Old Haydon Bridge is a footbridge across the River South Tyne providing access between the Northern and Southern sides of the village of Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England.

Old Haydon Bridge
Old Haydon Bridge
Coordinates	54.9730°N 2.2463°W / 54.9730; -2.2463
OS grid reference	NY843643
Carries	Cycles and Pedestrians
Crosses	River South Tyne
Locale	Northumberland
Heritage status	Grade II listed[1]
Preceded by	Haydon Bridge Viaduct
Followed by	New Haydon Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Stone
No. of spans	6
History
Opened	1776 (1776)
Closed	1970 to motor vehicles
Replaced by	New Haydon Bridge
Location

History

Old Haydon Bridge in January 1837, by James Wilson Carmichael.

The first bridge at Haydon Bridge was built in around 1309, but following the flood of 1771, it had to be rebuilt in 1776. Following structural surveys it ceased to be used by cars and converted to footbridge use only in 1970.^[2]

It is listed as a Grade II building by Historic England.^[1]