Leaderfoot Bridge
| Leaderfoot Bridge | |
| Roxburghshire | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Type: | Box girder |
| Carrying: | A68 road |
| Crossing: | River Tweed |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NT57563468 |
| Location: | 55°36’14"N, 2°40’30"W |
| Structure | |
| Type: | Box girder |
| Material: | Concrete and steel |
| History | |
| Built 1971-73 | |
| Information | |
The Leaderfoot Bridge is a modern, concrete bridge carrying the A68 across the River Tweed at the foot of Lauderdale: the crossing point is just above where the Leader Water joins the Tweed. Both ends of the bridge are in Roxburghshire: the border of Berwickshire runs down the Leader before following the Tweed further downstream.
The bridge was built in 1971-1973, and replaced the old Georgian bridge at this point: the latter (Drygrange Old Bridge) still crosses the river, just upstream.
Immediately upstream, to the west of the bridge is the Drygrange Old Bridge built in 1776-1780, and upstream of that is the Leaderfoot Viaduct, a disused railway viaduct. The three are near the site of the Roman fortress and settlement of Trimontium, just to the south-west of the bridges. This group of three bridges is therefore sometimes known as 'Tripontium'.
Outside links
- Leaderfoot Bridge: Bridges on the Tyne
References
| Bridges and crossings on the River Tweed | ||||||
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| Gattonside Suspension Bridge | Leaderfoot Viaduct | Drygrange Old Bridge | Leaderfoot Bridge | Dryburgh Suspension Bridge | Mertoun Bridge | Mertoun House Footbridge |