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Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders
Date 2007
Event ID 589407
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/589407
This bridge, originally built over the Tyne by the North British Railway under the direction of John Miller, consisted of four freestone masonry arches, of which the central pier and middle two were carried away by a flood in September 1846 soon after construction in which poor workmanship was a factor. Within three months the gap was bridged by a substantial timber structure of 90 ft span to Miller’s design which served for several decades until replaced by the present wrought-iron lattice girder span (seen in the view of East Linton Bridge) continuing to serve the East Coast Main Line. Its two original adjoining arches are now used for storage. Both bridges were probably erected under the direction of James Bell.
R Paxton and J Shipway 2007
Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' with kind permission of Thomas Telford Publishers.
