Yair Bridge
Yair Bridge | |
|---|---|
Category A listed | |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 146 feet (45 m) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Clearance below | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | William Mylne |
| Opened | 1764 |
| Location | |
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The Yair Bridge or Fairnilee Bridge is a bridge across the River Tweed at Yair, near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.
History
It was built in around 1764, with
It was listed as a Category A listed building in 1971.[3]
The bridge was substantially rebuilt between 1987 and 1988, with the addition of reinforcing concrete.[4]
Design
It has three arches of 42 feet (13 m) span, and is 22 feet (6.7 m) clear over the river.[4] The total length of the bridge is 146 feet (45 m).[4] The width between the parapets is 13 feet 9 inches (4.19 m), but the cutwaters are carried up to form semi-hexagonal pedestrian refuges.[4] The piers and abutments are made from block masonry, and the rest of the structure is made from rubble.[4]
The bridge carries the A707 public road across the River Tweed.[5]
References
- ISBN 978-0-7277-2939-2.
- ^ Douglas, Robert (1798). General View of the Agriculture of the Counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk; with Observations on the Means of Its Improvement. Richard Phillips. p. 322.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Yair Bridge (Category A Listed Building) (LB1901)". Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Yair Bridge". rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ Google (16 March 2015). "Yair Bridge" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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