Historic bridges · North East England
Coldstream Bridge
Coldstream Bridge in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Paid entry
About
Coldstream Bridge is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
Coldstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, is an 18th-century Category A/Grade II* listed bridge between England and Scotland, across the River Tweed. The bridge carries the A697 road across the Tweed. The bridge is one of three bridges spanning the River Tweed section of the Anglo-Scottish border (the others being the Union Chain Bridge and the Ladykirk and Norham Bridge), and the oldest of the three.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Coldstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, is an 18th-century Category A/Grade II* listed bridge between England and Scotland, across the River Tweed. The bridge carries the A697 road across the Tweed. The bridge is one of three bridges spanning the River Tweed section of the Anglo-Scottish border (the others being the Union Chain Bridge and the Ladykirk and Norham Bridge), and the oldest of the three.
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Background
History
The architect for the bridge was John Smeaton (responsible for the third Eddystone Lighthouse), working for the Tweed Bridges Trust. Construction lasted from July 1763 to 28 October 1766, when it opened to traffic. used some of the funds to build accommodation for himself, but the trustees were assuaged when Smeaton argued that the house would actually help support the bridge. It seems that Smeaton was sympathetic to Reid, believing him to be underpaid for his work. The bridge underwent subsequent work, including the 1784 construction of a downstream weir as an anti-erosion measure, concrete reinforcement of the foundations in 1922, alterations in 1928, and major work in 1960–1961 to…
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- Coordinates
- 55.6544, -2.2418
- Established
- 1763
- Opening
- | inaugurated =
Sources
- wikidata: Q5142562 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coldstream Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coldstream Bridge?
- Coldstream Bridge is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Coldstream Bridge built?
- Built or established in 1763.
- Who owns Coldstream Bridge?
- Coldstream Bridge is owned by | maint =.
- Is Coldstream Bridge a listed building?
- Coldstream Bridge is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.