Union Chain Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Name: Union Chain Bridge
Address: Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Berwick-upon-Tweed

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The Union Chain Bridge or Union Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed four miles upstream of Berwick, straddling the border between England and Scotland. When it opened in 1820 it was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world with a span of 449 feet, and the first vehicular bridge of its type in the United Kingdom. Although work started on the Menai Suspension Bridge first, the Union Bridge was completed earlier. Today it is the oldest suspension bridge still carrying road traffic and is a Category A listed building in Scotland and a Grade I listed building in England. It lies on Sustrans Route 1 and the Pennine Cycleway. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 26 July 1820 (204 years ago)Coordinates: 55°45'9"N, 2°6'25"W

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Berwick-upon-Tweed United Kingdom

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Union Chain Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shielfield Park, Berwick Barracks, Norham Castle, Berwick town walls.

3.6 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
92 min walk • Shielfield Park is a football stadium that is home to Berwick Rangers and Berwick Bandits speedway team. Although Berwick Rangers is a Scottish Lowland Football League club, Shielfield Park is situated in the English county of Northumberland.
4.3 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed
111 min walk • Berwick Barracks, sometimes known as Ravensdowne Barracks, is a former military installation of the British Army in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England.
2.8 miSW
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Norham Castle, Berwick-upon-Tweed
71 min walk • Norham Castle is a castle in Northumberland, England, overlooking the River Tweed, on the border between England and Scotland. It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
4.1 miE
City wall
Berwick town walls, Berwick-upon-Tweed
104 min walk • Berwick's town walls are a sequence of defensive structures built around the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England.
4.3 miE
Church
Church of the Holy Trinity, Berwick-upon-Tweed
111 min walk • The Church of the Holy Trinity, Berwick-on-Tweed is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. It is a rare example of a church built in the Commonwealth era.
4 miE
Ruined castle overlooking the North Sea
Berwick Castle, Berwick-upon-Tweed
102 min walk • Berwick Castle is a ruined castle in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England.
4.2 miE
City hall
Berwick Town Hall, Berwick-upon-Tweed
108 min walk • Berwick Town Hall is a municipal facility in Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council, is a Grade I listed building.
4 miE
Bridge
Berwick Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed
102 min walk • Berwick Bridge, also known as the Old Bridge, spans the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. The current structure is a Grade I listed stone bridge built between 1611 and 1624.
3.9 miE
Bridge
Royal Tweed Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed
101 min walk • The Royal Tweed Bridge is a road bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England crossing the River Tweed. It was intended to divert traffic from the 17th century Berwick Bridge, and until the 1980s it formed part of the A1 road, the main route from London to Edinburgh.
3.9 miE
Bridge
Royal Border Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed
100 min walk • The Royal Border Bridge spans the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria.
0.6 miN
Museum, Historical place, Architecture
Paxton House, Berwick-upon-Tweed
16 min walk • Paxton House is a historic house at Paxton, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders, a few miles south-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, overlooking the River Tweed.