Whorlton, County Durham
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Whorlton Bridge is a Script error: No such module "convert". suspension bridge that crosses the River Tees.[1] It is Britain's second oldest suspension bridge relying on original chainwork, after the union bridge over the River Tweed.[2]
The village has a public house called "The Bridge Inn".
Arthur Headlam and James Wycliffe Headlam were both born in the village.
History
In October 1829, Whorlton Bridge, then under construction, was destroyed when the River Tees flooded.[1] John Green of Newcastle upon Tyne was called upon to design a replacement.[1] He based the Whorlton Bridge on the Scotswood Bridge, which he had designed earlier.[1] Construction began in 1830, and the bridge was opened in July 1831.[3]
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