Melrose Bridge

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Melrose Bridge
Roxburghshire
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Melrose Bridge
Location
Carrying: B6374 road
Crossing: River Tweed
Location
Grid reference: NT52833485
Location: 55°36’18"N, 2°45’1"W
Structure
No. of spans: 2
Material: Stone
History
Built 1762
Information

Melrose Bridge, otherwise known as Lowood Bridge, or 'the Bottle Bridge' carries the B6374 Melrose to Galashiels road across the River Tweed in Roxburghshire just upstream of Melrose.

The current bridge was built in 1762, at the height of the Georgian civil engineering effort, replacing a previous bridge at this spot. It is still a narrow, single-carriageway bridge, hump-backed with two cutwaters and on the south side is reached down a steep hill. A former toll house stands at the north end.

The bridge is a Category B listed structure.[1]

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References


Bridges and crossings on the River Tweed
A7 Bridge Galafoot Bridge Redbridge Viaduct Melrose Bridge Gattonside Suspension Bridge Leaderfoot Viaduct Drygrange Old Bridge
  1. Melrose Bridge (Category B) - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)