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Latitude: 55.6028 / 55°36'10"N
Longitude: -2.7233 / 2°43'23"W
OS Eastings: 354525
OS Northings: 634594
OS Grid: NT545345
Mapcode National: GBR 93FN.6C
Mapcode Global: WH7WQ.4FGN
Plus Code: 9C7VJ73G+4M
Entry Name: Gattonside Suspension Footbridge, Melrose
Listing Name: Chain Bridge
Listing Date: 16 March 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 382896
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37744
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Melrose chain bridge
Gattonside Suspension Bridge
Melrose, Gattonside Suspension Footbridge
Chain Bridge
ID on this website: 200382896
Location: Melrose
County: Scottish Borders
Town: Melrose
Electoral Ward: Leaderdale and Melrose
Traditional County: Roxburghshire
Tagged with: Suspension bridge
Redpath Brown and Co (Edinburgh) 1826. Foot bridge with iron-link suspension chains, iron-rods for vertical suspenders and a wooden deck. The pylons are gothick with central pointed arched openings and corbelled and crenellated heads; harled with droved ashlar dressings, delicate cast-iron gothick tracery in heads of arches.
Opened 26th October 1826. The subcontractors for the construction work were J & T Smith of Darnick. Repaired by Redpath Brown & Co 1926. A Group.
Bridge 'restored' 1992 by replacement of deck and handrails by steel truss structure with no camber.
Change of Category A to B, November 1998.
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