VICTORIA BRIDGE

( Note:  The River Wear passes under the widest Arch. )

Victoria Bridge, looking upstream from the North Bank of the River Wear
Artist:  John Wilson Carmichael (1838)
[ This painting can be seen in the National Railway Museum, York. ]

Victoria Bridge, looking upstream towards Dog Hole.
A Steam Locomotive, probably hauling empty coal wagons, heads north towards Washington Station.
[ Thanks to Dr Stafford Linsley ]

Victoria Bridge, looking downstream from Dog Hole.
This stretch of the River is known locally as 'Long Reach'.

Victoria Bridge from Dog Hole.

Plan of the Victoria Viaduct - looking upstream.
Penshaw Station, left.   Washington Station, right.
[ Sorry, but the low quality of this otherwise excellent image makes the Bridge's dimensions unreadable. ]

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