Bawbee Bridge Replacement, Leven, Fife
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Bawbee Bridge Replacement, Leven, Fife
The council are currently installing a temporary bridge downstream connected to the B932 to maintain traffic and avoid a 5 mile detour. This also takes traffic around the new station site, and connects back into the existing roundabout on the east side of the river. The works are expected to take 9 - 12 months, starting on 31/10/22
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From the SABRE Wiki: Bawbee Bridge :
The Bawbee Bridge carries the A955 across the River Leven between Methil and Leven in Fife. It takes its name from the former toll price for a pedestrian of a halfpenny, or Bawbee in Scots. The first bridge on the site was a chain-suspension footbridge erected in 1821, but replaced in 1840 by a stone arch bridge with three arches across the river. At some point during the life of this bridge, the railway