Situated on the site of Bedlington Iron and Engine works.
The Bedlington Iron and Engine Works, operating from 1736 to 1867, was a key player in the global manufacture of locomotives and railway lines. Initially producing nails, the works developed "malleable" iron rails in 1819 under John Birkenshaw. Bedlington rails were used for notable railway projects, including the Stockton to Darlington line (1825) and Russia's first railway (1837). The locomotive works, established in 1837, built engines like De Snelheid and Bayard, which hauled the first trains in Holland and Italy. Bedlington-built engines also operated the first train out of King's Cross in London (1852). Workers, including children like 10-year-old William Weight, endured long hours under harsh conditions. The Ironworks closed in 1867, and the site was later converted into Dene Park in 1959. A replica of the Bayard locomotive is displayed in Italy's National Railway Museum.
Furnace bridge, originally built of stone in the mid to late 18th century, was near the Bedlington Ironworks. It connected Blyth and Bedlington, with steep, winding approaches on the south side. Reconstructed in 1928 as a concrete beam bridge and again in 1996 as a masonry arch with concrete parapets, it spans 15 meters.