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Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge
All photographs of this location in date order.
![Site investigation to the north of the Edinburgh City Bypass in May 2012 near the point where the Borders railway will burrow under. The Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway's Sheriffhall station stood near this point on the other side of the road.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 05/05/2012]](/images/38000/38701.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![A westbound van on the Edinburgh City Bypass approaching Sheriffhall roundabout on 20 August 2012. The gap in the trees is the point where the Borders Railway will run below the road shortly after leaving Shawfair station. Test bores and other advance works took place here during the summer. [See image 50963] <br><br>[John Furnevel 20/08/2012]](/images/40000/40042.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Looking north over works near Sheriffhall on 10 May 2013 in connection with the construction of the Borders Railway [see image 38733]. Traffic in the background is using the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass. The new railway will pass below the road here.<br><br>[John Furnevel 10/05/2013]](/images/43000/43042.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Scene on the south side of the Edinburgh City Bypass on 19 June 2013, with preparatory work in progress to take the Borders Railway north under the road to reach the new Shawfair station. Sheriffhall roundabout is just off picture to the left.<br><br>[John Furnevel 19/06/2013]](/images/43000/43516.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Ongoing work in connection with the Borders Railway project taking place to the south of the Edinburgh City bypass. Scene on 18 July 2013 with road traffic passing in the background. <br><br>[John Furnevel 18/07/2013]](/images/43000/43837.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Looking south over a new cutting alongside the A6106 towards the Edinburgh City Bypass on 25 July, with work in hand to create a temporary diversion to allow breaching for the rail route.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 25/07/2013]](/images/43000/43937.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Cyclists heading south on the A6106 on Sunday morning 11 August 2013 will soon be forced to dismount as they approach Sheriffhall roundabout. In the background the A720 City by-pass approaches the same point from the east. These roads, together with the A7, combine here to form one of Edinburgh's busiest junctions. A way of avoiding this from mid 2015 will be via the route under construction on the left, which will carry the Borders Railway under the road on its way to Tweedbank. <br><br>[John Furnevel 11/08/2013]](/images/44000/44164.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![The view east from Sheriffhall roundabout along the City by-pass on the morning of Sunday 11 August 2013. The <I>bulge</I> on the north side of the road is being constructed as a diversionary route to enable temporary closure of the section of the road under which the Borders Railway will pass. Once the rail-related works have been completed the original traffic route will be restored.<br><br>[John Furnevel 11/08/2013]](/images/44000/44183.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Looking east from Sheriffhall Roundabout along the Edinburgh City bypass on Sunday morning 25 August 2013. The temporary diversion to the north (left) which will allow a section of the main carriageway to be taken out of use during excavation of the Borders Railway 'tunnel' is due to be brought into use during September.<br><br>[John Furnevel 25/08/2013]](/images/44000/44347.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Work in progress on the Borders Railway southern approach to the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass on 28 August 2013.<br><br>[John Furnevel 28/08/2013]](/images/44000/44381.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Borders Railway meets Edinburgh City Bypass. The southern approach to Sheriffhall on Sunday 1 September 2013. Diversion of traffic away from this section of the bypass to allow construction of the railway route under the dual carriageway is scheduled to commence later this month [see image 44347]. <br><br>[John Furnevel 01/09/2013]](/images/44000/44431.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Breakthrough. Looking north towards the Edinburgh City Bypass at Sheriffhall on 27 September 2013. The section of the road which will cross the Borders Railway has now been removed and traffic is now running on the temporary diversionary route to the north. [See image 44347]<br><br>[John Furnevel 27/09/2013]](/images/44000/44748.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Work continuing on the 'breached' section of the Edinburgh city bypass on Saturday 5 October 2013, with traffic passing the site using the temporary diversion to the north. Altogether a neat solution to a difficult problem, although I've a feeling the driver of the passing vehicle might see it as elementary.<br><br>[John Furnevel 05/10/2013]](/images/44000/44874.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Work underway on the bridge that will carry the Edinburgh City bypass over the Borders Railway at Sheriffhall. View is north on 12 October 2013, with traffic in the background using the temporary diversionary route.<br><br>[John Furnevel 12/10/2013]](/images/44000/44937.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Looking north towards the breached section of the Edinburgh City Bypass on 10 November 2013 with the railway tunnel under construction.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 10/11/2013]](/images/45000/45258.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![The 'concrete box' through which the Borders Railway will pass, positioned in the breach on the Edinburgh City Bypass at Sheriffhall on 13 November 2013. Traffic in the background is on the temporary diversion route.<br><br>[John Furnevel 13/11/2013]](/images/45000/45298.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Progress at Sherriffhall on 15 December 2013, with the site remarkably tidy. The 'concrete box' through which the Borders Railway will run below the City Bypass is looking almost complete. Road traffic continues to use the temporary diversion in the background. <br><br>[John Furnevel 15/12/2013]](/images/45000/45643.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Looking along the Borders Railway route north towards the breached section of the Edinburgh City Bypass at Sheriffhall on 17 January 2014, with the high capacity crane now back on site.<br><br>[John Furnevel 17/01/2014]](/images/45000/45994.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Looking south from the A6106 to the City Bypass deviation at Sheriffhall on 18 February with concrete sleepers stacked in the foreground.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 18/02/2014]](/images/46000/46361.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![View south from the temporarily diverted Edinburgh City Bypass approaching Sheriffhall roundabout on 22 February, showing the concrete box through which the Borders Railway will pass located in the breached section of the original road.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 22/02/2014]](/images/46000/46404.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![The Borders Railway bridge/tunnel at Sheriffhall on 28 March 2014, seen from a car westbound on the diverted section of the Edinburgh city bypass towards Sheriffhall roundabout (eventually). Some infill has now been carried out in preparation for restoration of the original road.<br><br>[F Furnevel 28/03/2014]](/images/46000/46792.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![The bridge which will carry the Edinburgh city bypass over the Borders Railway looking north on Sunday morning 6 April 2014. Traffic is still using the 'temporary diversion route' although infilling of the breached sections on each side of the new structure is now underway in preparation for restoration of the original road.<br><br>[John Furnevel 06/04/2014]](/images/46000/46904.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![View north towards the city bypass on 20 April with much of the infilling completed on both sides of the new bridge over the Borders Railway route.<br><br>[John Furnevel 20/04/2014]](/images/47000/47050.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![The 'tunnel' that will take the Borders Railway under the Edinburgh city by-pass, seen here on 2 June 2014. Work on restoring the original A720 road route is currently underway. [See image 43042]<br><br>[John Furnevel 02/06/2014]](/images/47000/47506.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Normal service resumed at Sheriffhall. View north on 13 June as a lorry heads east along the restored section of the original route following completion of the bridge works. Just beyond, work is currently underway on removing the temporary diversion which was brought into use last September. [See image 44347] <br><br>[John Furnevel 13/06/2014]](/images/47000/47634.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Almost back to normal at Sheriffhall on 27 June as a truck heads west over the new Borders Railway bridge towards Sheriffhall roundabout, with much of the abandoned diversionary route now removed. <br><br>[John Furnevel 27/06/2014]](/images/47000/47817.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![Looking south from a point alongside the A6106 towards the Edinburgh City Bypass at Sheriffhall on 12 April 2015. A photograph from here had been unobtainable for some time due to a lengthy road closure connected with the Borders Railway construction works... which have resulted in a notable change to the scene [see image 54000].<br><br>[John Furnevel 12/04/2015]](/images/50000/50963.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![The 0945 Tweedbank - Edinburgh about to emerge from below the Edinburgh City Bypass during light rain on 24 January. The bridge surround has received some unwelcome attention from vandals of late. <br><br>[John Furnevel 24/01/2016]](/images/54000/54000.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![A northbound service on the Borders Railway about to pass below the Edinburgh City Bypass on 28 February 2016. The train is the 1031 ex Tweedbank, which has a mile to run to its next stop at Shawfair.<br><br>[John Furnevel 28/02/2016]](/images/54000/54401.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
![A Linlithgow - Tweedbank steam special emerges from below the Edinburgh City Bypass on 20 August 2017 hauled by Black 5 44871.<br><br>[John Furnevel 20/08/2017]](/images/60000/60855.jpg "Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge")
