The first Wearmouth Bridge was constructed in 1796. It was a revolutuonary design, being the largest iron bridge in the world at that time. It served to link together the settlement of Monkwearmouth with Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, becoming the unifying keystone in their growth into one town. In the 1920s it would be rebuilt into the design we all know today. | SGM: North East News
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