BRIDGES

Bridges help us to get from place to place. Some of the bridges over the River Tyne help people in Gateshead to get to Newcastle or people in Newcastle to get to Gateshead.

The River Tyne The River Tyne is a river between Gateshead and Newcastle.

The Tyne bridge There was a bridge before the Tyne Bridge called Pons Aelius built by the Romans.. The Tyne Bridge was made after the swing bridge.

Bridge materials Stone Oak Spruce Tin Steel Concrete Rope Poles Brick Cast iron Iron Sandstone Plastic * Aluminium* * Somewhere in the process

Rope bridges A rope bridge is a bridge constructed chiefly of rope. Usually you would think of a rope bridge looking like this, but you can have lots of weird looking rope bridges.

The Millennium Bridge The Millennium Bridge cost £22m to build, that’s a lot of money!!! The millennium bridge was made by Volker Steven,what a great company!!!

Bridges over the River Tyne Tyne Bridge Millennium Bridge Swing Bridge High Level Bridge Redheugh Bridge Scotswood Bridge King Edward VII Bridge Newburn Bridge Wylam Railway Bridge Ovingham Bridge Scotswood Railway Bridge Wylam Bridge Blaydon Bridge Bambuco Bridge