Featherstone Castle Footbridge

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{{Infobox bridge

| name = Featherstone Castle Footbridge

| image = Footbridge over River South Tyne near Featherstone Castle.jpg

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| caption = Featherstone Castle Footbridge, in September 2015

| coordinates = {{Coord|54.9506|-2.5079|type:landmark_region:GB}}

| os_grid_reference = NY672613

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| carries = Pedestrians

| crosses = River South Tyne

| locale = Northumberland

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| design = Beam bridge

| material = Steel girder with wooden deck

| material2 = Stone

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| spans = 2

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| complete = 1990

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| open = {{start date|df=y|1990}}

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| preceded = Diamond Oak Bridge

| followed = Featherstone Bridge

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| collapsed = 2014 {{small|(Repaired 2015)}}

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Featherstone Castle Footbridge is a wooden-decked girder bridge across the River South Tyne at Featherstone Castle in Northumberland.

History

The present wooden structure, which has stone steps at either end,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xx1nByIV0FQC&q=%22Featherstone+castle%22+footbridge&pg=PA143 |page=143 |title=Walking in Northumberland: 36 day-walks |first= Alan |last=Hall |publisher=Cicerone Press |year=2004 |isbn=978-1852844288}} was erected in 1990 and then extensively repaired following flood damage in 1995.{{cite web |url=http://www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk/feathfb.html |title=South Tyne - Featherstone Footbridge |website=Bridges on the Tyne|access-date=15 January 2017}} Following further severe flooding in the area, it collapsed again but was repaired in autumn 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4674637|title=Footbridge over River South Tyne near Featherstone Castle|publisher=Geograph |access-date=15 January 2017}}

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{{River item box

|River = River South Tyne

|upstream = Diamond Oak Bridge

|upsub = Road and National Cycle Route 68

|downstream = Featherstone Bridge

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|location = NY672613}}

Category:Bridges in Northumberland

Category:Crossings of the River Tyne