Whorlton Suspension Bridge Toll House, County Durham
N 54° 31.597 W 001° 50.197
30U E 575291 N 6042738
This Tollhouse controlled the old suspension bridge crossing the River Tees near Whorlton in County Durham.
Waymark Code: WM49G1
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/25/2008
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Work started on the bridge in 1829. After a disaster later that year which washed the new bridge away a start was made on the bridge we see today. The bridge was completed on 7th July 1831 and opened as a toll bridge being part of the Staindrop to Greta Bridge Turnpike. There is a interesting notice board on the tollhouse which will give the reader an idea of its history.
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