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The bridge, which has its western end in Scotland and its eastern end in England, was built with a single span of 449 feet (137 m). There is a sandstone pier on the Scottish side, while the English side has a sandstone tower built into the side of the river bluffs that supports the bridges
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did not open until 1888.) The Tweed was forded in the vicinity of the bridge site, but the route was impassable during periods of high water. The Berwick and North Durham Turnpike Trust took on responsibility for improving matters by issuing a specification for a bridge.
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In addition to the 1902 addition of cables, the bridge has been strengthened and refurbished on many occasions. The bridge deck was substantially renewed in 1871, and again in 1974, with the chains reinforced at intervals throughout its life.
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The bridge was closed to motor vehicles for several months during 2007 due to one of the bridge hangers breaking. In December 2008 the bridge was closed to traffic as a result of a landslide.
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agreed to contribute £550,000 each towards a restoration project that was then expected to cost £5 million. Between then and August 2020 further pledges were made by both councils, the
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towing twelve carts before a crowd of about 700 spectators crossed. Until 1885, tolls were charged for crossing the bridge; the toll cottage on the English side was demolished in 1955.
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chains. It is this configuration as to why the Scottish side has a straight approach road but across the river, the road turns sharply south due to the river bank's steep sides.
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Before the opening of the Union Bridge, crossing the river at this point involved an 11-mile (18 km) round trip via Berwick downstream or a 20-mile (32 km) trip via
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was fitted with iron rigging in 1806, and in a test voyage proved successful enough that in 1808, with his cousin Samuel Lenox, he set up a company that would become
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suspension bridge in the world with a span of 449 feet (137 m), and the first vehicular bridge of its type in the United Kingdom. Although work started on the
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tolls in 1883, maintenance of the bridge passed to the Tweed Bridges Trust. When the Trust was wound up the bridge became the responsibility of
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In March 2013 there was a proposal to close the bridge because there was a lack of funds to maintain it. In 2013, the bridge was placed on
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It opened on 26 July 1820, with an opening ceremony attended by the celebrated Scottish civil engineer
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Brown took out a patent in 1816 for a method of manufacturing chains, followed by a patent titled
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As a safety precaution, some of the 200-year-old chain links have required temporary hangers.
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in July 1817. In around 1817, Brown proposed a 1,000 feet (300 m) span bridge over the
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earlier, the Union Bridge was completed first. The suspension bridge, which is a Category A
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The bridge piers are adorned with an entwined rose and thistle coat of arms with the motto
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The website of the Union Chain Bridge: Crossing Borders, Inspiring Communities project.
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A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland: 1500-1830
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ropes used, which frequently failed with resulting loss to shipping, he employed
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The bridge proposal received consent in July 1819, with the authority of an
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Construction of a Bridge by the Formation and Uniting of its Component Parts
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that had been passed in 1802, and construction began on 2 August 1819.
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Brown knew little of masonry, and Rennie did this aspect of the work.
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Miller, Gordon (2006). "Union Chain Bridge: linking engineering".
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in Scotland, is now the oldest to be still carrying road traffic.
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The bridge is also a Grade I listed building in England and an
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The website of the Friends of the Union Chain Bridge.
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Category A listed buildings in the Scottish Borders
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Union Bridge, Tweed

Coordinates
55°45′09″N 2°06′25″W / 55.7525°N 2.107°W / 55.7525; -2.107
River Tweed
Wrought iron
sandstone
ashlar
steel
Captain Samuel Brown
suspension bridge
River Tweed
Horncliffe
Northumberland
Fishwick
Berwickshire
Berwick-upon-Tweed
wrought iron
Menai Suspension Bridge
listed building
International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Sustrans Route 1
Pennine Cycleway
Flag of Berwickshire

Alexander Nasmyth
Coldstream
Ladykirk and Norham Bridge

River Tweed

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