Inventory Search Results
5 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: BSI. All 5 bridges from the search results appear below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: BSI. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.
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1816: Galashiels
Galashiels, Scotland, United Kingdom - Gala Water
| Bridgemeister ID: | 584 (added 2003-01-01) |
| Year Completed: | 1816 |
| Name: | Galashiels |
| Location: | Galashiels, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Crossing: | Gala Water |
| Principals: | Richard Lees |
| References: | AAJ, BSI, HBE, PTS2 |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Destroyed, 1839 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 33.8 meters (111 feet) |
| Deck width: | 3 feet |
Notes:
- BSI: Originally erected in the form of a traditional suspension bridge, but soon reinforced with wire stays from much larger towers to reduce unwanted motion. Destroyed by flood, 1839.
1826: Gattonside
Melrose, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Tweed
| Bridgemeister ID: | 381 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1826 |
| Name: | Gattonside |
| Also Known As: | Melrose |
| Location: | Melrose, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Crossing: | River Tweed |
| Coordinates: | 55.602830 N 2.723349 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Redpath and Brown |
| References: | BC2, BSI, NTB |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2014) |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 91.4 meters (300 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
| Deck width: | 4 feet 4 inches |
Notes:
- Steel cables added, 1992.
External Links:
1834: Crathie
Crathie vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Dee
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1084 (added 2004-01-01) |
| Year Completed: | 1834 |
| Name: | Crathie |
| Location: | Crathie vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Crossing: | River Dee |
| Coordinates: | 57.0335 N 3.211 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Justice Junior and Co. |
| References: | AAJ, BSI, HBR |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Closed, December 2015 (last checked: 2015) |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 42.1 meters (138 feet) |
| Deck width: | 14 feet |
Notes:
- Small iron chain suspension bridge.
- BSI: Reported to have been "almost entirely renewed", 1885. Ruddock also suggests the bridge was originally constructed with just diagonal stays (as other Justice bridges) and the catenary chains were added during the renewal.
External Links:
- The Happy Pontist: Scottish Bridges: 56. Crathie Suspension Bridge (after the flood)
- Structurae - Structure ID 20070665
Birr Castle
Birr Castle, County Offaly, Ireland - Camcor River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1311 (added 2004-04-11) |
| Name: | Birr Castle |
| Location: | Birr Castle, County Offaly, Ireland |
| Crossing: | Camcor River |
| Coordinates: | 53.095198 N 7.915938 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | BSI |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2023) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 13.4 meters (44 feet) |
Notes:
- Sometimes cited as built 1810. BSI: Built between 1803 and 1826. Likely to have been completed in the early-to-mid-1820s.
- 2023: Refurbishment completed.
- Similar to Kinnitty Castle - Kinnitty Castle, County Offaly, Ireland.
Kinnitty Castle
Kinnitty Castle, County Offaly, Ireland - Camcor River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1312 (added 2004-04-11) |
| Name: | Kinnitty Castle |
| Location: | Kinnitty Castle, County Offaly, Ireland |
| Crossing: | Camcor River |
| Coordinates: | 53.102260 N 7.696501 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | BSI |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Closed (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 8.2 meters (27 feet) |
Notes:
- 2021: Restoration completed.
- BSI: Built some time between 1803 and 1826. Other sources suggest it dates to c. 1840.
- Similar to Birr Castle - Birr Castle, County Offaly, Ireland.
