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The '''Royal Border Bridge''' spans the [[River Tweed]] between [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]] and Tweedmouth in [[Northumberland]] ([[North Durham]]). It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria. The engineer who designed it was Robert Stephenson (son of George Stephenson). It was built for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway and is still in regular use today, as part of the East Coast Main Line. | The '''Royal Border Bridge''' spans the [[River Tweed]] between [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]] and Tweedmouth in [[Northumberland]] ([[North Durham]]). It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria. The engineer who designed it was Robert Stephenson (son of George Stephenson). It was built for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway and is still in regular use today, as part of the [[East Coast Main Line]]. | ||
The bridge is 2,160 feet long and constructed in stone except for brick soffits to the arches. It has 28 arches, each spanning 60 feet. The railway is carried 120 feet above the river level<ref>{{cite journal|author=Bruce, George Barclay|title=Description of the Royal Border Bridge over the River Tweed, on the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway|journal=Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers|volume=10|year=1851|pages=219–44}}</ref> | The bridge is 2,160 feet long and constructed in stone except for brick soffits to the arches. It has 28 arches, each spanning 60 feet. The railway is carried 120 feet above the river level<ref>{{cite journal|author=Bruce, George Barclay|title=Description of the Royal Border Bridge over the River Tweed, on the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway|journal=Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers|volume=10|year=1851|pages=219–44}}</ref> | ||
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It was electrified in 1989,<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Border Bridge|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/VirtualArchive/royal-border-bridge/|work=Network Rail Virtual Archive|accessdate=14 April 2013}}</ref> and between 1993 and 1996 it underwent significant repair work for the first time in a Railtrack project with some funding from [[English Heritage]]. In 2010, the bridge was fitted with colour-changing lights for its 160th anniversary. | It was electrified in 1989,<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Border Bridge|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/VirtualArchive/royal-border-bridge/|work=Network Rail Virtual Archive|accessdate=14 April 2013}}</ref> and between 1993 and 1996 it underwent significant repair work for the first time in a Railtrack project with some funding from [[English Heritage]]. In 2010, the bridge was fitted with colour-changing lights for its 160th anniversary. | ||
{{wide image|Berwick-upon-Tweed Royal Border Bridge.jpg|920px|A | {{wide image|Berwick-upon-Tweed Royal Border Bridge.jpg|920px|A wide view image from up-river, showing all 28 arches of the Royal Border Bridge over the River Tweed}} | ||
==Outside links== | |||
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*[http://www.sine.ncl.ac.uk/view_structure_information.asp?struct_id=1143 Information from the SINE project], University of Newcastle upon Tyne. | |||
*[http://www.cintec.co.uk/en/applications/Archtec/documents/royal_border.htm Details on the repair project] | |||
*[http://www.stboswells.bordernet.co.uk/walks-by-the-tweed/14.html Tweed bridges] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:20, 15 August 2020
| Royal Border Bridge | |
| Northumberland | |
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 Royal Border Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Carrying: | Railway |
| Crossing: | River Tweed |
| Location | |
| Location: | 55°46’19"N, 2°-0’50"W |
| Structure | |
| Length: | 2,160 feet |
| No. of spans: | 28 |
| Material: | brick, faced with stone |
| History | |
| Built 1847-50 | |
| Architect: | Robert Stephenson |
| Information | |
The Royal Border Bridge spans the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth in Northumberland (North Durham). It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria. The engineer who designed it was Robert Stephenson (son of George Stephenson). It was built for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway and is still in regular use today, as part of the East Coast Main Line.
The bridge is 2,160 feet long and constructed in stone except for brick soffits to the arches. It has 28 arches, each spanning 60 feet. The railway is carried 120 feet above the river level[1]
Repairs and modifications
It was electrified in 1989,[2] and between 1993 and 1996 it underwent significant repair work for the first time in a Railtrack project with some funding from English Heritage. In 2010, the bridge was fitted with colour-changing lights for its 160th anniversary.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Royal Border Bridge) |
- Information from the SINE project, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Details on the repair project
- Tweed bridges
References
- ↑ Bruce, George Barclay (1851). "Description of the Royal Border Bridge over the River Tweed, on the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway". Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers 10: 219–44.
- ↑ "Royal Border Bridge". Network Rail Virtual Archive. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/VirtualArchive/royal-border-bridge/. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
| Bridges and crossings on the River Tweed | ||||||
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| Ladykirk and Norham Bridge | Union Bridge | Berwick Bypass Bridge | Royal Border Bridge | Royal Tweed Bridge | Berwick Bridge | mouth |