NORTH EASTERN
RAILWAY
KING EDWARD BRIDGE
OVER
THE RIVER TYNE
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Legend in 15 lines
Reverse lettering
COMMENCED MAY 1902
LENGTH 2500FT 02 CENTRE SPANS 300 FT
SOUTH SPAN 191 FT
NORTH SPAN 231 FT
WIDTH 46 FT 6 INS
HEIGHT 110 FT
WEIGHT OF STEEL WORK 5782 TONS ENGINEER
C.A.HARRISON C.E.
CONTRACTORS
THE CLEVELAND BRIDGE & ENGNG CO OPENED ON JULY 10TH 1906
BY
H.M. KING EDWARD VII
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Elkington & Co., Birmingham, United Kingdom (1830-1963)
