Scotswood Bridge carries a footpath over the River Tyne.
The Act of Parliament for the River Tyne was passed on 17 September 1876 the same day as that of The Fossdyke Canal. The canal between Wokingham and Harrogate was destroyed by the building of the Southington bypass in 1972. In his autobiography George Smith writes of his experiences as a lengthsman in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.
| King Edward VII Bridge | 3 miles, 2 furlongs | |
| Redheugh Bridge | 3 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| Dunston Staiths | 2 miles, 4½ furlongs | |
| Tyne - Team Junction | 2 miles, 2½ furlongs | |
| Tyne - Derwent Junction | 4 furlongs | |
| Scotswood Bridge | ||
| Scotswood Railway Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Blaydon Bridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Tyne - Lemington Gut Junction | 4½ furlongs | |
| Blaydon Railway Station | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Blaydon Burn | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
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Wikipedia has a page about Scotswood Bridge
Scotswood Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England. It links the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank of the river with the MetroCentre and Blaydon in Gateshead on the south bank. It is situated 5.2 km (3.2 mi) upstream of the better-known city centre bridges.

![Scotswood Bridge. View of Scotswood Bridge from the south bank of the Tyne. See also [[[2027047]]]. by Peter McDermott – 02 September 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/11/07/3110705_244f157a_120x120.jpg)





![Scotswood Bridge. On the right is the Harry Clasper Flag Pole - a metal flag signage feature by Andrew McKeown commissioned to celebrate the rowing races which took place on the River Tyne in the area in the 19th century. Henry (Harry) Clasper (1812-1870) was a professional rower and boat builder from Tyneside. He was an innovative boat designer who pioneered the development of the racing shell and the use of outriggers. He is said to have invented spoon-shaped oars.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Clasper https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/4682/Harry-Clasper-Flag-PoleAlso see [[7726772]] by Andrew Curtis – 01 December 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/20/47/8204783_2f236ea3_120x120.jpg)


















![Roundabout at north end of Scotswood Bridge. View from the footbridge across the western end of Scotswood Road. The road to the left leads to the bridge. There is another photo here [[1038954]]Subways allow pedestrians and cyclists to cross some of the busy roads here but they aren't for the faint hearted, especially in the dark. The construction of one of these subways in 1966 (below the roundabout and now closed) along with demolition of the attractive Ord Arms http://www.flickr.com/photos/newcastlelibraries/4080105013/ (which was located where the right hand carriageway is now) is illustrated here http://www.flickr.com/photos/newcastlelibraries/4076865057/ by Andrew Curtis – 08 March 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/84/14/2841441_bafed3b0_120x120.jpg)
![Former approach to Scotswood Railway Bridge, Scotswood Road. The fenced off area across the busy Scotswood Road dual carriageway, west of Scotswood Road Bridge, is the remaining part of the viaduct approach of the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway to the Scotswood Railway Bridge across the River Tyne.There is another photo of the adjacent Tarmac concrete plant here [[2037856]]This was formerly the site of the ceramic works of Charles and Moses Adams who made sanitary ware under the trade mark, Adamsez, still be seen in public and private conveniences round the world, from 1902. Unable to compete with plastic fittings, the factory closed in 1975 http://www.twsitelines.info/Siteline.nsf/8f71f680ce308c9a802573a80061c133/0b8a8e4f78447e72802576af003e6703On both these photos you can just see the owl that sits on top of the highest point of the cement silo to scare the seagulls and pigeons. It leans slightly to one side and seems to move as you pass by on bicycle or car. A zoom photo showed the hook on top to prove a fake (that and the fact that it hadn't moved for 10 years!) by Andrew Curtis – 08 March 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/84/02/2840251_423b83bf_120x120.jpg)


