Dryburgh Suspension Bridge

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File:Dryburgh Suspension Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 761405.jpg

Dryburgh Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge erected near Dryburgh Abbey, Scottish Borders.

History

The footbridge across the River Tweed was erected in 1872 with a gift intended to allow the Dryburgh villagers to worship at the churches in St. Boswells (part of a ribbon of settlements including Newtown St. Boswells). An earlier bridge nearby, the Dryburgh Abbey Bridge, collapsed in 1818.

Design

It is a relatively simple design with only one suspended span.

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