Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders
Date 2007
Event ID 578443
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/578443
A five-span wrought-iron riveted plate bow girder bridge over the Tweed. Its girders, which rest on stone piers,
have clear spans of about 60 ft, a clear width of about 12 ft (3.7 m) and are about 15 ft above the river. This
former railway bridge, now used by golfers, other pedestrians, and for local access, was erected in 1863–64 by the North British Railway. It is a good example of its type and similar to others at Peebles (demolished) and one of six spans at Haughhead, Innerleithen. The engineer was Charles Jopp and the contractor, Trowsdale & Son.
R Paxton and J Shipway 2007
Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' with kind permission from Thomas Telford Publishers.
