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was completed, both companies were able to disconnect the mains that ran over the temporary timber bridge near the site of the swing bridge. A toll house was situated on the
Newcastle side of the bridge, but revenue was less than expected, until development on the Gateshead side took place, and the income enabled healthy dividends to be paid. However, structural faults began to emerge as early as 1885, and inclined props were added to the piers to try to rectify the situation. As the faults got worse, investigation showed that repairs would cost more than a new bridge, and so it was replaced.
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shareholders. Both companies were particularly interested in the bridge, since gas and water supplies between
Newcastle and Gateshead were carried over the Tyne Bridge, which was about to be replaced by a swing bridge. The Tyne Commissioners had offered the water company £10,000 in compensation for the loss of this service, and the pipelines were carried across the river on a temporary bridge which also carried road traffic, while the swing bridge was under construction.
621:). The third bridge is very different from its two predecessors. It is a pre-stressed concrete structure with a central span of 160 m (520 ft), 26 m (85 ft) above the river, and two side spans of 100 m (330 ft) each (including the approaches, it is a total of 897 m (2,943 ft) long and 15.8 m (52 ft) wide). It can carry abnormal loads of up to 400 tonnes, and has a life expectancy of 120 years. It was constructed by
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to arched stone viaducts at either end. There were delays during the construction, caused by financial issues and the difficulties of getting materials to the site. It opened to pedestrians on 1 May 1871, and to all traffic in June. The road deck was 30 m (98 ft) above river level with a footpath at either side.
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The piers were spaced at 252-foot (77 m) intervals, and the total length of the truss was 743 feet (226 m). Each pier had four legs, constructed from cast iron columns. These rested on a 12-foot (3.7 m) diameter caisson, which was sunk to a depth of 60 feet (18 m) below high water
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The design was probably unique, in that the upper beams of the trusses consisted of a tube, 27 inches (690 mm) in diameter, which was used as a gas main by the Gas
Company. The lower beams formed a trough, and the water company ran their 12-inch (300 mm) mains through them. Once the bridge
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in County Durham, and is now used as a footpath and cycle route. Bouch's design for
Redheugh consisted of a long truss, supported by three piers, one in the centre of the river and one at either side. The piers continued above the level of the truss, and were braced to it, while the truss connected
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jacks were used to inch along the newly built superstructure until it rested on the previously constructed piers. The remains of the old structure were removed and the bridge was opened in August 1901. However, by the 1960s serious design flaws once again became apparent. Speed restrictions of 10
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c. lxiii) to authorise the project in the following year. The act included a clause to allow both the water company and the
Newcastle and Gateshead Gas Company to hold up to £5,000 in shares, with the proviso that the dividend on these holdings would be one per cent lower than that paid to other
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miles per hour (16 km/h) and weight restrictions of between 8 and 10 tonnes hindered the traffic flow and engineers stated that, if it remained in use for much longer, the approaches and superstructure would need to be rebuilt. It was seen as more economical to build a new crossing.
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around the old structure. Once again the process was hindered by delays in materials and an inadequate workforce. By 1900 the main girders and spans were in place and, ingeniously,
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