The Northern Spire Bridge is a bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The crossing opened to pedestrians on 28 August 2018, before opening to traffic the next day. A two span cable-stayed structure, construction began in May 2015, overseen by Farrans Construction and Victor Buyck Steel Construction.
Northern Spire Bridge
The site of the Northern Spire in 2010
The spire being raised in 2017
Walking across the bridge
The River Wear in Northern England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham, to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland. At 60 mi (97 km) long, it is one of the region's longest rivers. The Wear wends in a steep valley through the cathedral city of Durham and gives its name to Weardale in its upper reach and Wearside by its mouth.
The Wear at its mouth in the North Sea in Sunderland
The wooded riverbanks of the Wear as it flows from Stanhope to Frosterley
The wooded riverbanks of the Wear as it flows through Durham.
Finchale Priory on the banks of the River Wear between Durham and Chester-le-Street.