The Byker Viaduct (also known as the Byker Metro Bridge) is a 2,674 ft (815 m) curved S-shaped light railway bridge, which carries the Tyne and Wear Metro over the River Ouseburn in Newcastle upon Tyne. It carries the line from Manors Metro station in the city centre to the west, to Byker Metro station in the area of Byker to the east, over the lower Ouseburn valley, with the river emptying into the north side of the River Tyne, to the south. It was one of two major bridges built specifically for the Tyne and Wear Metro, the other being the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge crossing the River Tyne.[1]
It is one of three high level bridges in close proximity making the same crossing, with the Ouseburn railway viaduct to the north and the Byker road bridge to the south. The bridge and elevated section form an S-curve, which takes the track over the Byker road bridge at its east end.[2][3]
^"Meet Your Metro" 1978 information booklet produced by Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive.
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The BykerViaduct (also known as the Byker Metro Bridge) is a 2,674 ft (815 m) curved S-shaped light railway bridge, which carries the Tyne and Wear Metro...
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across the River Tyne, and the 815 m (2,674 ft) BykerViaduct across the Ouseburn Valley, between Byker and Manors. Construction work began in October...
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before crossing the 815 m (2,674 ft) BykerViaduct over the Ouseburn Valley, towards Byker. The S-shaped viaduct was constructed for the Tyne and Wear...
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