The East Tower Helmsley Castle - North Yorkshire (…
Leaderfoot Viaduct in Autumn - River Tweed - Scott…
Bridge over the River Derwent by Kirkham Priory
Over the River Derwnt by Kirkham Priory
River Derwent and Bridge by Kirkham Priory
Leaderfoot Viaduct, Melrose, Scotland (HFF everyon…
The Leaderfoot Viaduct, Melrose, Scottish Boarders
HFF from the Grand Hotel, Scarborough
HFF from Glen Etive, Argyll, Scotland
HFF from Goathland, North Yorkshire
Goathland (NYMR)Railway Station, North Yorkshire
The Sligachan Hotel and Old Bridge, Isle of Skye
Skye Bridge and the shore of Loch Alsh, Kyleakin,…
Skye Bridge, Eilean Bàn and Kyleakin Lighthouse
Scarborough Harbor Bridge - HFF Everyone
By the Borough Beck, Helmsley, North Yorkshire
White water on the Niagara River
Winter Fishing, River Ouse, York
Kirkham Bridge spans the River Derwent (Plus 1 x P…
Over the Bridge to Skye
Tranquility
Three Arches
Light on the Lighthouse
Red Roofs and Masts
Castle Howard
Kinness Burn- St. Andrews
Location
See also...
See more...Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
430 visits
Autumn by the Drygrange Old Bridge, Scottish Boarders
The Drygrange Old Bridge is a disused road bridge over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
It was built between 1776 and 1780 to a design by Scottish architect and engineer Alexander Stevens. It replaced a ferry as part of an improvement to a turnpike road. It was listed as a Category A listed building in 1970.
It carried the A68 over the Tweed until 1974 when it was replaced by a box girder bridge to the east, engineered by Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners.The old bridge is not open to vehicles, but can be crossed by pedestrians and bicycles.
The Old Bridge has a central span of 105 feet (32 m), with two side spans of 55 feet (17 m), and a smaller arch in the south abutment. The central arch has a rise of 34 feet (10 m).The rounded cutwaters are carried up to the level of the roadway and are topped with angular pedestrian refuges.
Hollow spandrels reduce the weight of the structure, an innovation by Thomas Telford. The bridge has been modified by raising the level of the roadway on the approaches to make it more level, but the level of the original roadway can be seen in the string course on the exterior of the bridge.
It is near to the Roman settlement of Trimontium, which is to the south-west of the viaduct. To the west of the bridge is the Leaderfoot Viaduct, a disused railway viaduct, and to the east of the Old Bridge is its modern successor. This group of three bridges is sometimes known as Tripontium.
(Would certainly have passed over this bridge in a car in the 60's/70's)
It was built between 1776 and 1780 to a design by Scottish architect and engineer Alexander Stevens. It replaced a ferry as part of an improvement to a turnpike road. It was listed as a Category A listed building in 1970.
It carried the A68 over the Tweed until 1974 when it was replaced by a box girder bridge to the east, engineered by Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners.The old bridge is not open to vehicles, but can be crossed by pedestrians and bicycles.
The Old Bridge has a central span of 105 feet (32 m), with two side spans of 55 feet (17 m), and a smaller arch in the south abutment. The central arch has a rise of 34 feet (10 m).The rounded cutwaters are carried up to the level of the roadway and are topped with angular pedestrian refuges.
Hollow spandrels reduce the weight of the structure, an innovation by Thomas Telford. The bridge has been modified by raising the level of the roadway on the approaches to make it more level, but the level of the original roadway can be seen in the string course on the exterior of the bridge.
It is near to the Roman settlement of Trimontium, which is to the south-west of the viaduct. To the west of the bridge is the Leaderfoot Viaduct, a disused railway viaduct, and to the east of the Old Bridge is its modern successor. This group of three bridges is sometimes known as Tripontium.
(Would certainly have passed over this bridge in a car in the 60's/70's)
Bill Robinson / kinderbill, , Ronald Losure, Andy Rodker and 12 other people have particularly liked this photo
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Doug Shepherd club has replied to John CassBest regards, Doug
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Fred Fouarge clubBest wishes, Doug
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Adriana GrecuBest wishes, Doug
Best wishes, Rosa.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne clubBest wishes, Doug
Very interesting info.... Cheers John.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to John GoodwinBest wishes, Doug
Doug Shepherd club has replied to ElaineAll the best, Doug
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo clubBest wishes, Doug
Schönes Wochenende!
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Taormina clubBest wishes, Doug
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Ulrich John clubBest regards, Doug
I like these old and new bridge scenes.
Excellent shot again, Doug!
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Andy Rodker clubAll the best Doug
Doug Shepherd club has replied to NaturistBest regards, Doug
Sign-in to write a comment.