StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Union Chain Bridge

ScI[23] - Union Bridge details {5 of 5}

ScI[23] - Union Bridge details {5 of 5}

StoneRoad2013
30 Nov 2023 1 86
Fairly comprehensive, if brief, discussion of the history of the Union Chain Bridge, and the innovations Captain Samuel Brown introduced to bridge-building.
ScI[23] - Union Bridge details {4 of 5}

ScI[23] - Union Bridge details {4 of 5}

StoneRoad2013
30 Nov 2023 8 8 143
Abutment / chain anchorage on the south [English} bank. The seated statue on the left is the bridge's designer, a Royal Navy Captain, Samuel Brown. Although John Rennie was responsible for the stonework. There was a toll booth in the form of a small, two room cottage against the base of this structure. Tolls were payable between 1820 and 1888. Since the cottage was demolished in the 1950s, the layout is indicted by different coloured paving. Note: the stone width markers ! despite having been open for only four months or so, there are several gouges already. Also, only one car is allowed on the bridge at a time ...
ScI[23] - Union Bridge details {3 of 5}

ScI[23] - Union Bridge details {3 of 5}

StoneRoad2013
30 Nov 2023 1 81
The original [1820] bronze dedication plaque for the Union Chain Bridge. Placed on the repaired abutment / tower / chain anchor located on the English bank.
ScI[23] - Union Bridge details {2 of 5}

ScI[23] - Union Bridge details {2 of 5}

StoneRoad2013
30 Nov 2023 1 92
The restored Union Chain Bridge has been awarded a number of accolades. Apart from the Scottish Cat A and English Grade I listings ... This plaque, dedicated in July 2020, acknowledges the bridge as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. And in July 2023, The American Society of Civil Engineers gave their own award, listing the bridge as an Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. E2A --- 18 July 2024 --- New Civil Engineer Bridge Awards, the Union Bridge won the Historic Bridges Project part of the Bridge Awards Section for the Spencer Group, against some very strong competition. bridges.newcivilengineer.com/2024/en/page/historic-bridge-project-of-the-year-2024
ScI[23] - Union Bridge details {1 of 5}

ScI[23] - Union Bridge details {1 of 5}

StoneRoad2013
30 Nov 2023 1 95
Statue representing the modern civil engineers involved in the Union Bridge's restoration, well dressed in her PPE, she stands on the Scottish side, looking towards the bridge.
ScI[23] - Union Chain Bridge

ScI[23] - Union Chain Bridge

StoneRoad2013
01 Dec 2023 4 1 113
The Chain Bridge is just four miles upstream from Berwick upon Tweed, as seen from the south west. Originally built in 1820 as largely designed by a Royal Navy Caption Samuel Brown, when opened it was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge [ at 449 feet / 137m]. It is currently listed "Cat 'A'" and is on several other historic landmark registers. It was reopened in April 2023 after a lengthy and expensive restoration, and is now the oldest bridge still open to vehicles, with weight & width restrictions. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Chain_Bridge