Berwick upon Tweed, England, 25 January 2016. Burns Night the Royal Border Bridge crossing the River Tweed in Englands most northerly town, illuminated with Saltire Blue and White lights to commemorate Scotland's Greatest Poet Robbie Burns. Credit: Troy GB images/Alamy Live News
Berwick upon Tweed, England, 25 January 2016. Burns Night the Royal Border Bridge crossing the River Tweed in Englands most northerly town, illuminated with Saltire Blue and White lights to commemorate Scotland's Greatest Poet Robbie Burns. The floodlit Royal Border Bridge which carries the main east coast railway line over the River Tweed at Berwick upon Tweed. The Royal Border Bridge is an impressive nineteenth century railway viaduct. Opened by Queen Victoria in 1850, it was built by Robert Stephenson. It is a 659 metre long curving railway viaduct. Structurally it is composed of 28 high round arches (stone-faced brick) built on stone piers rising to 38 metres above the river.
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Location: berwick upon tweed, northumberland, england, united kingdom
Photo credit: © Jim Gibson / Alamy / Afripics
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