Berwick Bypass Bridge

River Tweed Bridge (Berwick Bypass)

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Location

Berwick-upon-Tweed Bypass

County

Northumberland

Highway Authority

National Highways

Opening Date

1983

Cost

£9.5m (combined cost for Bypass and Bridge)

Additional Information

Bridge Type:	Concrete
Length:	195m (639 ft 9 in)
Max Span:	56m (183 ft 9 in)

On road(s)

A1

Crossings related to the A1

A1 Bridge (East Linton) • Swing Bridge (Tyne) • Wansford Bypass Bridge • Coquet Viaduct • Blaydon Bridge • Alnwick Viaduct • Wentbridge Viaduct • Tempsford Bridge • Stainby Road Bridge • A1 Blaydon Bridge • Winthorpe Bridge • Dunglass Bridge • Royal Tweed Bridge • Wrestlers bridge • Stamford Bypass Welland Bridge • Tower Bridge (Cockburnspath)

Berwick Bypass Bridge crosses the River Tweed on the A1 near Berwick-upon-Tweed. It was constructed as part of the Berwick Bypass and the whole scheme cost £9.5m

Temporary piers were constructed within steel sheetpile cofferdams on both sides of the river; the bridge deck was assembled on the south bank and launched across the river using an attached nosing girder.

Original Author(s): Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation