Yair Bridge

Coordinates| 55°35′10″N 2°52′10″W / 55.586°N 2.8695°W / 55.586; -2.8695Coordinates: 55°35′10″N 2°52′10″W / 55.586°N 2.8695°W / 55.586; -2.8695
Carries| A707 public road
Crosses| River Tweed
Heritage status| Category A listed
Characteristics
Material| Stone
Total length| 146 feet (45 m)
No. of spans| 3
Clearance below| 22 feet (6.7 m)
History
Designer| William Mylne
Opened| 1764
Location

The Yair Bridge or Fairnilee Bridge is a bridge across the River Tweed at Yair, near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Design
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History[edit]

The bridge in winter

It was built in around 1764, with William Mylne acting as both designer and contractor.[1] Its construction was authorised by an Act of Parliament obtained in 1764, for 12 miles (19 km) of road that would cost 6560l, including the "substantial" bridge at Fairnilee.[2]

It was listed as a Category A listed building in 1971.[3]

The bridge was substantially rebuilt between 1987 and 1988, with the addition of reinforcing concrete.[4]

## Design[edit]

The bridge viewed from the south

It has three arches of 42 feet (13 m) span, and is 22 feet (6.7 m) clear over the river.[4] The total length of the bridge is 146 feet (45 m).[4] The width between the parapets is 13 feet 9 inches (4.19 m), but the cutwaters are carried up to form semi-hexagonal pedestrian refuges.[4] The piers and abutments are made from block masonry, and the rest of the structure is made from rubble.[4]

The bridge carries the A707 public road across the River Tweed.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Skempton, A. W. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland: 1500–1830. Thomas Telford. p. 473\. ISBN 978-0-7277-2939-2.
2. ^ Douglas, Robert (1798). General View of the Agriculture of the Counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk; with Observations on the Means of Its Improvement. Richard Phillips. p. 322.
3. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Yair Bridge (Category A Listed Building) (LB1901)". Retrieved 29 March 2019.
4. ^ a b c d e "Yair Bridge". rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
5. ^ Google (16 March 2015). "Yair Bridge" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

## External links[edit]

| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yair Bridge.

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River Tweed, Great Britain

Administrative areas|

* Scottish Borders
* Scotland
* Northumberland
* England

Flows into|

* North Sea

Towns
(upstream to downstream)|

* Tweedsmuir
* Peebles
* Innerleithen
* Walkerburn
* Galashiels
* Melrose
* Newstead
* St Boswells
* Kelso
* Coldstream
* Berwick-upon-Tweed

Major tributaries
(upstream to downstream by confluence)|

* Cor Water
* Talla Water
* Holms Water
* Lyne Water
* Manor Water
* Quair Water
* Leithen Water
* Caddon Water
* Ettrick Water
* Yarrow Water
* Gala Water
* River Leader
* River Teviot
* River Till
* Whiteadder Water
* Blackadder Water

Major bridges
(upstream to downstream)|

* Carlow's Bridge
* Neidpath Viaduct
* Tweed Bridge
* Yair Bridge
* Leaderfoot Viaduct
* Drygrange Old Bridge
* Dryburgh Suspension Bridge
* Mertoun Bridge
* Kelso Bridge
* Hunter's Bridge
* Coldstream Bridge
* Ladykirk and Norham Bridge
* Union Bridge
* A1 River Tweed Bridge
* Royal Border Bridge
* Royal Tweed Bridge
* Berwick Bridge

Longest rivers of the United Kingdom

1. Severn
2. Thames
3. Trent
4. Great Ouse
5. Wye
6. Ure/Ouse
7. Tay
8. Spey
9. Clyde
10. Tweed
11. Avon
12. Nene
13. Eden
14. Dee

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