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evidence: Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge of significant historical interest erected near Dryburgh Abbey , Scottish Borders .. cable-stayed. cable-stayed bridge. footbridge. footbridge. Dryburgh Abbey. Dryburgh Abbey. Scottish Borders. Scottish Borders. Dryburgh. Dryburgh. It connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells -LRB- part of a ribbon of settlements including Newtown St. Boswells -RRB- , across the River Tweed .. Dryburgh. Dryburgh. St. Boswells. St. Boswells. Newtown St. Boswells. Newtown St. Boswells. River Tweed. River Tweed. A crossing had existed here for centuries , originally with a ferry service .. ferry. ferry. The bridge had been commissioned by David Stewart Erskine , 11th Earl of Buchan , an eccentric Scottish aristocrat who later died in Dryburgh .. Dryburgh. Dryburgh. eccentric. Eccentricity ( behavior ). aristocrat. Aristocracy ( class ). Earl. Earl. It was 79 metres long .. At the time , the cable-stayed type of bridge was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity .. cable-stayed. cable-stayed bridge. The Earl opened the completed bridge on August 1 , 1817 , but in January 1818 it collapsed .. Earl. Earl. After a redesign a replacement was built , but this too collapsed in 1838 , by which time the Earl had been dead for several years .. Earl. Earl. The 1818 collapse , together with that of a slightly shorter bridge across the Saale River in Germany in 1824 , caused the reputation of cable-stayed bridges to decline rapidly , and despite a history dating back to the 17th century , the design was almost completely abandoned for over a century , with suspended-deck suspension bridges gaining favour .. cable-stayed. cable-stayed bridge. Saale River. Saale River. Germany. Germany. Later research in the 1930s , and experience with reconstruction after the Second World War , demonstrated that with sound design , cable-stayed bridges are not without advantages , and the first modern design , the Stromsund Bridge in Sweden , was completed in 1955 .. cable-stayed. cable-stayed bridge. Second World War. Second World War. Stromsund Bridge. Stromsund Bridge. Sweden. Sweden. Very shortly after the 1818 collapse -LRB- between 1819 and 1820 -RRB- another bridge , the Union Bridge , was built further downstream .. Union Bridge. Union Bridge ( Tweed ). It was an iron suspended-deck suspension bridge , the longest in the world upon its completion .. iron. iron. suspended-deck suspension bridge. suspended-deck suspension bridge