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All eight arches are semicircular, skewed and constructed with helical courses, crossing the Tweed obliquely with four of the piers in the water, and the whole structure is built on a graceful curve of radius 440 yards (400 m) so as to align the route with nearby Neidpath Tunnel, at the eastern end of the viaduct and to the south of Neidpath ...
Longwood Viaduct: near Kingswear, Devon: Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway. Now demolished. Loughor railway viaduct: Near Loughor, Swansea, Wales: 2013: Carries West Wales Line across the River Loughor estuary. Rebuilt in 2013: Lower Lydbrook Viaduct: Lower Lydbrook, Gloucestershire: 1872: Iron girder: Carried Severn and Wye Railway over the ...
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The viaduct is in good condition, having been renovated between 1992 and 1995. [2] [6] Repairs included replacement of masonry and brickwork, grouting, and underwater repair to one of the cutwaters. [10] It is near to the Roman settlement of Trimontium, which is to the south-west of the viaduct. [9]
The effect of adding to the bridge can be seen from below. The five spans vary in length from 38 feet (12 m) to 42 feet (13 m). [1] The oldest part of the bridge uses arches which are almost circular, but the more modern parts use flatter segmental arches. [1]
Neidpath Castle is an L-plan rubble-built tower house, overlooking the River Tweed about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. The castle is both a wedding venue and filming location and can be viewed by appointment.
In March 2013 there was a proposal to close the bridge because there was a lack of funds to maintain it. [14] In 2013, the bridge was placed on Historic England 's Heritage at Risk register. [ 15 ] In October 2014, local enthusiasts and activists started a campaign to have the bridge fully restored in time for its bicentenary in 2020.
The bridge carries the B6404 public road across the River Tweed near St Boswells. [8] At the western end of the bridge is a toll-house, built on the embankment leading to the bridge. [ 9 ] Nearby is the Mertoun House Bridge, a suspension footbridge dating from the mid-eighteenth century.