Built in 1820, the Union
Chain Bridge, which runs from Horncliffe, Northumberland to Fishwick, in Berwickshire, spanning both the River Tweed and the England-Scotland border, is the oldest operational suspension bridge in the world still able to carry vehicles.
Built in 1820, the Union
Chain Bridge, which runs from Horncliffe,Northumberlandto Fishwick, in Berwickshire, spanning both the River Tweed and the England-Scotland border, is the oldest operational suspension bridge in the world still able to carry vehicles.
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Prior to that he served as Senior Vice President at
Chain Bridge Bank in McLean, Virginia, and held similar positions at other area banks.
The bridge first opened for traffic in March 1967 as a replacement for the 136-year-old
Chain Bridge which was located a little downstream of the current bridge and which is mentioned in the wellknown Geordie Ridley song "The Blaydon Races".
AN old pitman used to walk over the
Chain Bridge to a pub on the other side of the River Tyne but occasionally got into a punch-up with other drinkers.
The oldest and most famous of them is the
Chain Bridge, with stone lions on the abutments.
Backed-up in a sluice near the
Chain Bridge which crosses the canal.
Must sees for free Once connecting the cites of Buda and Pest, the iconic
Chain Bridge, Szechenyi Lanchid, is also a great vantage point to see the Danube river.
The Union
Chain Bridge spans the Tweed between Horncliffe in Northumberland and Fishwick in Scotland.
Through a controlled affiliate, Florida, US-based private investment firm Starwood Capital Group has agreed acquire Eastern European-based Orbis Hotel Group's Sofitel Budapest
Chain Bridge Hotel for EUR 75m (USD 89m), the company said.