New Tyne Bridge
Series
- Series Name
- Pathe Gazette
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 8
- Summary
- one of the greatest engineering feats of the country - opened by the King and Queen ... the excavation and sinking of the 4 great caisson for the foundation ... the flinging of the 2 great steel arches, weighing 4,500 tons, across the Tyne ... then, the two halves were lowered into position and linked together ... to-day - 38 ft road, with double tram tract 83 ft above the water suspended from the mighty arch ... 40,000 children greet their King and Queen.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Engineering
- Locations
- Newcastle upon Tyne
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