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NT9351 : Union Suspension Bridge

near to Loanend, Northumberland, Great Britain

Union Suspension Bridge

Linking Scotland and England, the oldest suspension bridge still in existence today is the Union Bridge over the River Tweed, a chain-link bridge designed and erected by Captain Samuel Brown in 1820, with a span of 449ft (137m). Predates the Menai Suspension Bridge by about 6 years.

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2003

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Grid Square: NT9351, 35 images (more nearby)
Photographer: William Aris (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph (First for NT9351)
Date Taken: Tuesday, 12 August, 2003 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 5 May, 2005
Category: Bridge (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NT 933 510 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:45.1392N 2:6.4986W