February 16, 2010 - Tyne Crossings

This sculpture can be found at the entrance to the Pedestrian Tyne Tunnel on the North side of the River in Howden. It shows all the variety of ways of crossing the River from the ferry at South Shields upstream past the Tunnels at Jarrow and all the bridges at Newcastle up to the Newburn Bridge.
The Blaydon Bridge is actually the A1 western bypass and the Scotswood bridge is the concrete and metal arch bridge opened in 1967 to replace the old suspension bridge known as the Chain Bridge. The Scotswood Bridge is of course mentioned in the 5th verse of the Geordie Anthem ' The Blaydon races' .....