2005
NT2939 : Not such a twee bridge across the Tweed
taken 18 years ago, near to Cardrona, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Not such a twee bridge across the Tweed
After the Peebles to Galashiels railway closed in 1962, a local landowner purchased a stretch of the trackbed including Cardrona Station, which he used as a hay store, and this bridge across the River Tweed as an access between his fields either side of the river. A couple of decades later, planning permission was obtained for the present hotel, golf course and new village. The station was refurbished as a cafe and village shop and the river bridge continued as an access between two halves of the golf course. It seems ironic that the bridge once carried heavy trains but rather lighter cars had to keep 20 metres apart. More recently the bridge has also become a formal part of the Peebles to Innerleithen cycleway
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