Structure Name: Royal Tweed Bridge

Description:
 

Concrete road bridge with four unequal arches, spanning a distance of nearly 430m.
 

Extant: Yes

Location: Berwick-upon-Tweed, NORTHUMBERLAND

Eastings: 399610m (view map)

Northings: 652870m (view map)

Position Accuracy: 200m

Positional Confidence: Absolute Certainty

Street Address
 

Pudding Lane
 

Structure Types Identified: ARCH BRIDGE, ROAD BRIDGE

Chronology:

• 1925 - 1928   Construction of bridge by L G Mouchel & Partners.
      Entities Involved:
            L G Mouchel & Partners: Carried out works.

Notes
 

The northern arch of the Royal Tweed Bridge, at 110m, was at one time the largest concrete arch in Britain.
 

• Additional information about the structure type ARCH BRIDGE is available.
• Additional information about the structure type ROAD BRIDGE is available.

References:

• Keys To The Past
• Northumberland SMR

The information displayed in this page has been derived from authoritative sources, including any referenced above. Although substantial efforts were made to verify this information, the SINE project cannot guarantee its correctness or completeness.

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