Suspended-deck Suspension Bridge
Dryburgh Suspension Bridge is a suspended-deck suspension bridge. It was erected in 1872 with a gift intended to allow the Dryburgh villagers to worship at the churches in St. Boswells and Newtown St. Boswells. It is a relatively simple design with only one suspended span.
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