Union Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Chain suspension bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Built: | 1819 - 1820 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Coordinates: | 55° 45' 9.00" N 2° 6' 24.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 110 m | |
| deck | width | 5.5 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | Pound sterling 6 449 |
Materials
| deck |
wrought iron
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| chains |
wrought iron
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Chronology
| August 1819 | Beginning of construction. |
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| 16 July 1820 | Opening to the public. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Bridging the World, Bridge Ink, Wilsonville (USA), ISBN 0964196336, 2003
- Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 71
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 523-525
- Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170653, 1990; pp. 265
- Description of bridges of suspension, Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, vol. V, n. 10, 10/1821
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000162 |
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| Created: | 24/04/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |