Wearmouth Bridge

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Wearmouth Bridge is a historic road bridge spanning the River Wear in Sunderland, England, and is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.

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Wearmouth Bridge canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
landmark
road bridge
carries pedestrians
road traffic
category Bridges across the River Wear
Bridges in Tyne and Wear
Grade II listed bridges in Tyne and Wear
Transport in the City of Sunderland
connects north bank of River Wear
south bank of River Wear
constructionStartDate 1927
country United Kingdom
crosses River Wear
designer Mott, Hay and Anderson
followedBy Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge (nearby rail crossing)
formerToll yes (historically on earlier bridge)
hasFeature decorative lighting
steel arch
hasToll no (current bridge)
heritageDesignation Grade II listed building
heritageStatus Grade II listed structure
length approximately 375 metres
locatedIn England
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
United Kingdom
locatedNear Sunderland
surface form: Sunderland city centre
mainSpan approximately 160 metres
maintainedBy Sunderland City Council
material steel
wrought iron (original bridge)
notableFor being one of Sunderland's most recognizable landmarks
opened 1929
originalBridgeDemolished 1920s
originalBridgeDesigner Rowland Burdon
originalBridgeOpened 1796
originalBridgeType cast-iron arch bridge
partOf A183 road NERFINISHED
precededBy Queen Alexandra Bridge (upstream road crossing)
region North East England
replaced original Wearmouth Bridge of 1796
usedFor cross-river road transport in Sunderland

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sunderland hasLandmark Wearmouth Bridge
River Wear hasBridge Wearmouth Bridge
Wearside crossedBy Wearmouth Bridge
National Glass Centre near Wearmouth Bridge