The Union Bridge (also Union Chain Bridge) is a suspended-deck suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Borders, Scotland. When it opened in 1820 it was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world with a span of 137 metres (449 ft), and the first vehicular bridge of its type in the United Kingdom. Although work started on the Menai Suspension Bridge first, Union Bridge was completed earlier.

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  • The Union Bridge (also Union Chain Bridge) is a suspended-deck suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Borders, Scotland. When it opened in 1820 it was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world with a span of 137 metres (449 ft), and the first vehicular bridge of its type in the United Kingdom. Although work started on the Menai Suspension Bridge first, Union Bridge was completed earlier. Today it is the oldest suspension bridge still carrying road traffic. It lies on Sustrans Route 1 and the Pennine Cycleway. The bridge has been maintained by the Tweed Bridges Trust, since the abolition of turnpike tolls in 1883. It is a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument. Before the opening of the Union Bridge, crossing the river at this point involved an eleven-mile round trip via Berwick-upon-Tweed downstream or a twenty mile trip via Coldstream upstream. (Ladykirk and Norham Bridge did not open until 1888.)
  • Die Union Bridge, auch Chain Bridge genannt, überspannt den Fluss Tweed zwischen Horncliffe, Northumberland in England und Fishwick, Scottish Borders in Schottland. Zum Zeitpunkt ihrer Eröffnung war sie die längste Schmiedeeisen-Hängebrücke der Welt, mit einer maximalen Spannweite von 129 Metern (423 Fuß), und die erste Brücke für Fahrzeuge in Großbritannien. Obwohl die Konstruktion der Menai Suspension Bridge vorher begann, wurde die Union Bridge vorher fertiggestellt. Heute ist die Brücke die älteste Hängebrücke, die noch immer für den Straßenverkehr genutzt wird.
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  • The Union Bridge (also Union Chain Bridge) is a suspended-deck suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Borders, Scotland. When it opened in 1820 it was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world with a span of 137 metres (449 ft), and the first vehicular bridge of its type in the United Kingdom. Although work started on the Menai Suspension Bridge first, Union Bridge was completed earlier.
  • Die Union Bridge, auch Chain Bridge genannt, überspannt den Fluss Tweed zwischen Horncliffe, Northumberland in England und Fishwick, Scottish Borders in Schottland. Zum Zeitpunkt ihrer Eröffnung war sie die längste Schmiedeeisen-Hängebrücke der Welt, mit einer maximalen Spannweite von 129 Metern (423 Fuß), und die erste Brücke für Fahrzeuge in Großbritannien. Obwohl die Konstruktion der Menai Suspension Bridge vorher begann, wurde die Union Bridge vorher fertiggestellt.
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