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Leaderfoot Viaduct Three ( Latin -Tripontium ) Bridges
We are at Melrose in the Borders of Scotland for a 5 day visit. We are based very close to the 3 Leaderfoot bridges so it would have been silly to neglect visiting these spectacular historic architectural achievements. This is our walk round video. The Leaderfoot Viaduct, also known as the Drygrange Viaduct, is a railway viaduct over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders. The viaduct was opened on 16 November 1863 to carry the Berwickshire Railway, which connected Reston with St Boswells, via Duns and Greenlaw.The engineers of the railway were Charles Jopp and Wylie & Peddie. The railway was severely damaged by flooding during August 1948 and the line subsequently closed to passenger traffic on 13 August 1948. However freight trains continued to run across the viaduct as far as Greenlaw until 19 July 1965. In 1981, the poor condition of the viaduct meant that it was regarded as due for demolition.Thankfully it was upgraded from Category B to A listing in 1986 and so was saved. Historic Scotland took over control of the viaduct from British Rail in 1996. The viaduct is in good condition, having been renovated between 1992 and 1995. Repairs included replacement of masonry and brickwork, grouting, and underwater repair to one of the cutwaters.It is near to the Roman settlement of Trimontium, which is to the south-west of the viaduct. To the east of the viaduct are the Drygrange Old Bridge, a road bridge dating from 1776, and its modern successor. This group of three bridges is sometimes known as Tripontium.To the east of the viaduct, the River Leader flows into the Tweed from the north

Interesting Stats/Characteristics

Material Stone and brick
Longest span 43 feet (13 m)
No. of spans19
Clearance below 126 feet (38 m)