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Willington Dene Viaduct

Willington Dene Viaduct

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Willington Dene Viaduct

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Location: North East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Newcastle to Tynemouth loop

35.2km

02:05

190m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Whitley Bay and Tynemouth loop

29.5km

01:47

170m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Sunderland to Newcastle loop via The Angel of the North

56.2km

03:27

380m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Willem VS

July 31, 2025

The Willington Dene Viaduct is a historic railway viaduct in Wallsend. It was built between 1837 and 1839. Originally, it consisted of seven wooden arches, constructed using the Wiebeking system of laminated timber—an innovative technique at the time. In 1869, these were replaced by wrought iron arches, retaining the original design. The viaduct is 319 metres long and 25 metres high, and spans the valley of the Wallsend Burn with seven segmental arches. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1986 and is still used by the Tyne and Wear Metro.

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Neil

April 18, 2021

Its easy to whizz past since your travelling down or going up a hill, stop and see if the river is high or down, this will tell you how the tide is doing at the coast.

steve

August 25, 2021

Impressive bridge from below. you can find it along Hadrian's way.

Nej

September 25, 2024

Great views of Willington Dene aqueduct.

Keith. 🚲

October 8, 2020

Awesome engineering worthy of a visit

Gordon

October 9, 2021

Impressive viaduct that the metro runs over

Paul Whiting

January 21, 2022

Nice bridge on thr cycle route to the coast

October 31, 2022

Locally known as the 7 arches. Be careful cycling down the bank heading towards coast, as it's slippery with damp leaves, manhole covers and a metal bridge which freezes in winter.

Brian

January 9, 2023

Impressive viaduct over cycle path

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Willington Dene Viaduct

1. Newcastle to Tynemouth loop

2. Whitley Bay and Tynemouth loop

3. Sunderland to Newcastle loop via The Angel of the North

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