Newcastle High Level Bridge (#1187)

From the walks along the north bank, two views (this and adjacent picture) of the "High Level Bridge", opened in 1849 and built as it is still used, rail bridge on top and road bridge below. Obviously it was built to alleviate the steep descents and climbs for trains that would have been necessary with a more modest bridge closer to Tyne river level. Due to its design and the significant increase in road traffic (and weight of road traffic) over the years, the bridge now only has buses and taxis on one lane (south bound) on the road level.

The link below provides quite a bit of detail, and interesting pictures of the bridge from other angles.

Source: www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk/highlev.html

(Part of a documentation of 2018 exploration/reflection on Brexit and populist movements in Europe, keyword Europe2018)