Pease Bridge
Coordinates: 55 ° 55 ′ 21 ″ N , 2 ° 20 ′ 6 ″ W.
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | A1107 | |
| Subjugated | Pease Burn | |
| place | near Cockburnspath | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| overall length | 91.5 m | |
| width | 4.9 m | |
| Number of openings | 4th | |
| Clear height | 39.6 m | |
| opening | 1786 | |
| planner | David Henderson | |
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The Pease Bridge is a road bridge near the Scottish town of Cockburnspath in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
On the former road between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed , the passage of the rough gorge was a difficult obstacle to overcome. It may have been military considerations that eventually led to the construction of the bridge in 1786. The Scottish designer David Henderson provided the design for the Pease Bridge . With a clear height of 39.6 m, it could have been the highest bridge in the world at the time of construction. The important bridge designer Thomas Telford is said to have described the structure as "bold" during a visit and to have taken impressions into his later work.
description
The Pease Bridge leads today the A1107 (Cockburnspath - Eyemouth ) with a total length of 91.5 m over the deep gorge of the brook Pease Burn . The masonry viaduct made of red sandstone spans the gorge with four lined segment arches , the clear widths of which vary between 12.8 m and 17.1 m. In order to reduce the load on the slender pillars, cylindrical holes run through the gussets . Iron railings limit the 4.9 m wide Pease Bridge.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Pease Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Pease Bridge in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database