Ladykirk and Norham Bridge
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The Ladykirk and Norham Bridge connects Ladykirk in the Borders, Scotland, with Norham in Northumberland, England, across the River Tweed. It's one of three bridges that cross it along the Anglo-Scottish Border, the others being the Coldstream Bridge and the Union Chain Bridge; out of these, the Ladykirk and Norham Bridge is the youngest, opening to the public in 1888.
Earlier bridges
The previous bridge was a timber trestle built between 1838 and 1839 by J. Blackmore.[1][2] The bridge was funded by subscribers purchasing shares; David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks paid £3000, and ten others paid £500 each.[3]
This bridge used curved ribs eight planks deep at the ends and three planks deep in the middle, where each individual plank is Template:Convert deep.[4] These were used to create two arches, each of Template:Convert span and Template:Convert rise, each arch was supported by two trusses.[4] The planks were Template:Convert long, and no piece of timber in the bridge was longer than Template:Convert.[4] The roadway was Template:Convert wide.[4] The entire bridge was restored in 1852, with the exception of the stone piers.[3]
History
Construction of the present stone bridge lasted from 1885 to 1887.[1] The bridge is listed at grade II by English Heritage and at category B by Historic Scotland.[1][5]
It was designed by Thomas Codrington and Cuthbert A. Brereton for the Tweed Bridges Trust.[5]
Design
It is a late stone road arch bridge with four spans.[5] The two middle arches are of Template:Convert span, and the outer two of Template:Convert span, and the width of the roadway between the parapets is Template:Convert.[5] The outer piers have triangular cutwaters, but the central pier has a curved cutwater that continues up to the height of the road, with a break in the parapet to create a refuge for pedestrians.[6]
The bridge uses dressed-stone for the arch rings, and has coursed-rubble spandrels and wing walls.[6] It is built from red sandstone, and faced with ashlar dressings.[1] The spandrels are hollow to reduce the load on the arches, an innovation by Thomas Telford.[1][7]
The bridge carries the B6470 public road between the villages of Ladykirk in Scotland and Norham in England.[1] It is just downstream from Canny Island, a river island in the Tweed.[8]
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- Bridges across the River Tweed
- Grade II listed bridges
- Grade II listed buildings in Northumberland
- Category B listed buildings in the Scottish Borders
- Listed bridges in Scotland
- Bridges in the Scottish Borders
- Bridges completed in 1887
- Anglo-Scottish border
- 1887 establishments in Scotland
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