# List of crossings of the River Wear

This is a list of crossings of the River Wear, heading upstream from Sunderland, including road and rail bridges and fords.

## North Sea to Sunderland

| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built |
| Wearmouth Bridge | A1018 road, A183 road, National Cycle Route 1 | Wearside | 1929 |
| Monkwearmouth Bridge | Durham Coast Line, Green line | Monkwearmouth | 1879 |
| Queen Alexandra Bridge | Road, A1231 road (until Aug 2018), Queen Alexandra Bridge Branch (until 1921) | Wearside | 10 Jun 1909 |
| Northern Spire Bridge | A1231 road, bike path, sidewalk | Wearside | 28 Aug 2018 |
| Hylton Viaduct | A19 road, sidewalk | Wearside | 1974 |

## Sunderland to Chester-le-Street

| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built |
| Cox Green Footbridge | Footpath | Cox Green | 1958 |
| Victoria Viaduct | Leamside line | Wearside | Aug 1838 |
| Penshaw Bridge | Station Road | Sunderland | 1889 |
| Chartershaugh Bridge | A182 road | Sunderland | 1975 |
| New Bridge | | Lambton Castle | |
| Lamb Bridge | | Lambton Castle | 1819 |
| Chester New Bridge | | Bournmoor | |
| Lambton Bridge | A183 road | Chester-le-Street | 1926 |
| A1(M) bridge over the Wear | A1(M) motorway | County Durham | 1968 |
| New Lumley Bridge | B1284 road | County Durham | 1997 |

## Chester-le-Street to Durham

| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built |
| Cocken Bridge | Cocken Road | Plawsworth | 1886 |
| Finchale Bridge | Sidewalk | Finchale Priory | 1937 |
| Brasside Bridge | | County Durham | 1850s |
| Belmont Viaduct | Leamside line | Framwellgate Moor | 1856 |
| Penny Ferry Bridge | Footbridge | Durham | 2002 |
| Milburngate Bridge | A690 road | County Durham | 1967 |
| Framwellgate Bridge | Silver Street | City of Durham | 15th century |
| Prebends Bridge | South Bailey | County Durham | 1772 |
| Kingsgate Bridge | Footpath | County Durham | 1967 |
| Elvet Bridge | Elvet Bridge | Durham | 1160 |
| New Elvet Bridge | New Elvet | Durham | 1975 |
| Baths Bridge | Footpath | County Durham | 1960s |
| Maiden Castle bridge | Path | County Durham | 1974 |
| Shincliffe Bridge | A177 road | Shincliffe | 1826 |

## Durham to Bishop Auckland

| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built |
| Croxdale Road Bridge | A167 road | Croxdale | 1924 |
| Sunderland Bridge | Weardale Way | Sunderland Bridge | 14th century |
| Croxdale Viaduct | East Coast Main Line | Croxdale | 1872 |
| Page Bank Bridge | Whitworth Lane | Page Bank | 1995 |
| Jubilee Bridge | Cobey's Carr Lane | Willington | 1990 |
| Pay Bridge | Footpath | County Durham | |
| Newton Cap Railway Viaduct | A689 road (from 1995) | Bishop Auckland | |
| Newton Cap Bridge | | Bishop Auckland | |

## Bishop Auckland to Stanhope

| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built |
| Witton Park Ford | | Witton Park | |
| Witton Park Bridge | | Witton Park | 23 Aug 1904 |
| Witton Park Viaduct | Weardale Railway | Witton Park | 1854 |
| Witton Bridge | | Witton-le-Wear, Hamsterley, Evenwood and Barony | |
| A68 Wear bridge | A68 road | County Durham | |
| Harperley Footbridge | Weardale Way | | |
| Wolsingham Rail Bridge | Weardale Railway | Wolsingham | 1847 |
| Wolsingham Bridge | | Wolsingham | 1894 |
| Holebeck Mill Bridge | | Wear Valley | 1990s |
| Broadwood Bridge | | Frosterley | 1970s |
| Frosterley Ford | | Frosterley | |
| Broadwood Rail Bridge | Weardale Railway | Frosterley | 1847 |
| Kenneth Bridge | Footpath | Frosterley | |
| Frosterley Bridge | | Frosterley | 1813 |
| Rogerley railway bridge | Weardale Railway | Shittlehope | 1862 |
| Gas Works Bridge | | Shittlehope | 1958 |
| Stanhope East Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Stanhope | |
| Stanhope Central Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Stanhope | 1895 |
| Stanhope Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope | |
| Stanhope Ford | | Stanhope | |
| Stanhope Bridge | B6278 road | Stanhope | 14th century |
| Stanhope West Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Stanhope | 1895 |

## Stanhope to Wearhead

| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built |
| Hag Bridge | | Eastgate | 1996 |
| Eastgate Railway Bridge | Weardale Railway | Eastgate | 1895 |
| Eastgate Conveyor Bridge | Belt conveyor | Eastgate | 1964 |
| Brotherlee Footbridge | Footpath | Brotherlee | 1990s |
| Haswick's Bridge | | Westgate | |
| Britton Bridge and ford | | Westgate | |
| Waterside House Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope | |
| Daddry Shield Bridge | A689 road | Daddry Shield | |
| Huntshield Ford | | St John's Chapel | |
| Ponderlane Bridge | Footpath | Stanhope | |
| Broken Way Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope | |
| Bridge End Footbridge | Footpath | Stanhope | |
| Bridge End Ford | | Stanhope | |
| Coronation Bridge | | Stanhope | 1838 |
| Blackdene Mine Bridge | | Ireshopeburn | |
| West Blackdene Bridge | | West Blackdene | 18th century |
| Sparks Farm Bridge | | Stanhope | 1986 |
| Wearhead Bridge | A689 road | Wearhead | 1989 |