Wearmouth Rail Bridge
Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge, Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland SR1 3AH, United Kingdom
Wearmouth Rail Bridge carries the road from Rotherham to Teignbridge over the River Wear near to Stockport.
The Act of Parliament for the River Wear was passed on January 1 1782 after extensive lobbying by Thomas Dadford. Restoration of Falkirk Tunnel was funded by a donation from the River Wear Trust
Wearmouth Rail Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the River Wear between
Mouth of the Wear (1 mile and 3½ furlongs
to the east) and
Chester-le-Street Weir (10 miles and 4½ furlongs
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Mouth of the Wear is Wearmouth Bridge;
¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Chester-le-Street Weir is Queen Alexandra Bridge;
1 mile and 1½ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Mouth of the Wear | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
Sunderland Yacht Club  | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Sunderland Marina | 7 furlongs | |
| Hendon Dock | 6 furlongs | |
| Wearmouth Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Wearmouth Rail Bridge | ||
| Queen Alexandra Bridge | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Hylton Viaduct | 3 miles, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Cox Green Footbridge | 5 miles, 5 furlongs | |
| Victoria Viaduct | 6 miles, 1 furlong | |
| Fatfield Bridge | 6 miles, 6 furlongs | |
Amenities here
Tesco Tesco -
Costa Coffee
McDonalds
Cooper Rose Grange Hotel SEE ADDRESS Sunderland Wetherspoons
Home Bargains
Boots Chemist Boots Chemist
Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Nationwide Yorkshire Bank
Buyproducts Discount Centre (Sunderland) Kings Vehicle Services M-F 5.30pm Sa 5pm Su 3pm
B&Q B&Q HalfordsAmenities nearby at Wearmouth Bridge
ASDA Farmfoods Lidl Frankie & Bennys McDonalds Nandos Sunderland Wetherspoons William Jameson Yates Yates's 3 - Poundland Primark W H Smith
Burger King Greggs Subway Sandwich Shop Barclays Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Co-operative Bank HSBC Lloyds Bank Santander TSB Cycle World - Sunderland
Sunderland StationAmenities nearby at Queen Alexandra Bridge
Aldi Iceland
H J Foodstores Ltd Hallal Food Centre Jones H & Son Grocers Ltd Kwik Save Stores Ltd B&M Bargains B&M Bargains Dunelm Mill Dominos Pizza Fish & Chips Barclays Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Lloyds Bank NatWest ASDA Fuel E J Stone Pavingworld Jet Murco Crossling Pipeline Halfords Jewson Plumbing Trade Supplies Screwfix Speedy Hire
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rubbish disposal
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self-operated pump-out
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Wikipedia has a page about Wearmouth Rail Bridge
Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge (officially Monkwearmouth Bridge, also called Wearmouth Railway Bridge or Sunderland Railway Bridge) is a railway bridge built in 1879, crossing the River Wear at Sunderland and Monkwearmouth. The bridge lies adjacent to and upstream of the Wearmouth Road Bridge.
Originally built as part of the Monkwearmouth Junction Line, it provided the first direct railway link between Newcastle and Sunderland. The bridge is now used by Tyne and Wear Metro and Durham Coast Line services.
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