Newport Bridge ‘Crossing Points’
Andrew McKeown
The river’s bridges and bends influence the forms and shapes of these pieces. A ‘crossing point’ is also a ‘threshold’ to overcome; to get from where you are to where you want to be – reflecting the area’s future aspirations.
The pieces deliberately feel organic, as if they are ‘growing out of the ground’. Each a galvanised steel box section with etched words
‘Where Iron Flowed like this majestic river’
to tie it with this particular location.
How it works?
use the map to find the sculpture
Take a rubbing from the steel plaque in the passport booklet
post a picture of your rubbing or a selfie with the sculpture
How many can you collect?
Care to share?
Upload your photos to Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. #teessculpturetrail
Newport Bridge
Did you Know?
In Victorian times, this 60 acre site belonged to Bernard Samuelson and had a number of furnaces making pig iron. By 1872 the Newport works, it is estimated, churned out 2,500 tons of pig iron. 11 acres of the site has now been converted in to the Tees Advanced Manufacturing Park providing high specification units for advanced manufacturing businesses.
Download our Heritage guide to find out more about Industry in the Tees Valley;
Gallery - Crossing Points
images by Chris Chapman Visuals
Gallery - Newport Bridge
images by Kev Howard
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