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Union Chain Bridge, which links England and Scotland across the River Tweed, is being repaired.

Union Chain Bridge, which links England and Scotland across the River Tweed, is being repaired.

Restoration work on the Union Chain Bridge. The timber deck, or floor of the Union Chain Bridge, is now being removed piece by piece. If all the individual timbers were laid end to end they would reach from the Union Chain Bridge to another famous crossing some five miles down river - Berwick Old Bridge. Work on the 200-year-old structure, which connects England with Scotland near Horncliffe, got underway in October and will take around 18 months - during which time it’s completely closed.The...

Historic Menai Suspension Bridge to undergo repairs Engineering firm Spencer Group will this month begin work to replace footpath panels on one of the world’s most historic suspension bridges. The team will carry out major works to remove, replace and then resurface almost all of the footway panels on the approach spans on both sides of the Grade I listed Menai Suspension Bridge, which crosses the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and mainland North Wales. Spencer Group will work on...

Technology more commonly seen on the slopes of the Swiss Alps is being used in the latest stage of restoration of the historic Union Chain Bridge.