The Tyne Bridge was designed by engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson and built by Dorman Long Co. It was opened in October 1928 by King George V and has become an iconic symbol of Tyneside.

The Tyne Bridge contains more than 7,000 tonnes of steel connected by ¾ million rivets.The image of the Tyne Bridge is recognised worldwide. It symbolises the pride in engineering skills which ...

Newcastle is famous for its bridges - the most popular being the iconic Tyne Bridge. Newcastle is home to two universities (Newcastle University and Northumbria University), two cathedrals (St ...

A couple from Musselburgh, near Edinburgh competed, as well as three people from Plymouth, half a dozen from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, several ... and ran over the Iron Bridge itself.