place

Constantius Bridge

Bridges in NorthumberlandCrossings of the River TyneNorthumberland building and structure stubsUnited Kingdom bridge (structure) stubsUse British English from January 2018
A69 bridge over the Tyne geograph.org.uk 1254512
A69 bridge over the Tyne geograph.org.uk 1254512

Constantius Bridge is a modern concrete bridge across the River Tyne about 1 mile (2 km) north west of Hexham, Northumberland, England. The bridge carries the A69 road over the River Tyne and forms part of the Hexham bypass. It is the last crossing of the River Tyne before it splits into the North Tyne and South Tyne.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Constantius Bridge (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 54.9841 ° E -2.1245 °
placeShow on map

Address

Constantius Bridge

A69
NE46 4QJ
England, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

linkWikiData (Q5163898)
linkOpenStreetMap (658277512)

A69 bridge over the Tyne geograph.org.uk 1254512
A69 bridge over the Tyne geograph.org.uk 1254512
Share experience

Nearby Places

Warden, Northumberland
Warden, Northumberland

Warden is a village in Northumberland, England about 2 miles (3 km) west of Hexham. The North and South Tyne meet near the village of Warden. There is a pleasant walk from the Boat Inn along the bank of the South Tyne to the meeting of the waters. The Boat Inn was formerly the site of a ferry until the toll bridge was built across the river. The toll house still stands, but the old bridge was replaced in 1904 by a County structure. The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway crosses the river by a strongly built iron bridge. Warden is dominated by the old motte, now tree covered, and higher still are the earthworks of a prehistoric fort. The church boasts one of the slender Anglo-Danish towers which are a feature of the Tyne valley. The churchyard appears oval in shape, which reinforces the notion of the great age of these Tyne parish centres. A carved stone stands close to the tower, but nothing more is claimed for it than being a "market cross". As, however, there is no record of a market here, inherently unlikely because of the proximity of Hexham market, a better case for its origin may be as one of the boundary crosses marking the sanctuary limits or "frith" of St Wilfrid's church at Hexham. The socket of one such cross survived near the road at Acomb. From Warden one can see eastwards among the trees which rise on the northern slope of the valley the spire of the Church of St John Lee on high ground at Acomb. It commemorates the hermitage of St John of Beverley, sometime bishop of Hexham (689-705). The present church is no older than 1818-85. From High Warden, on the hillside, a path leads to a large fortified British camp crowning the hill, which gives a fine outlook over the surrounding country.