Building record MAB6248 - BRIDGE OF CARRON
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Summary
Railway and road bridge crossing the River Spey, built in 1863 by Alexander Gibb, engineer, and MacKinnon and Co of Aberdeen, ironfounders, for the Strathspey Railway.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 8495
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2245 4117 (81m by 50m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ24SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Aberlour |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Railway and road bridge crossing the River Spey, built in 1863 by Alexander Gibb, engineer, and MacKinnon and Co of Aberdeen, ironfounders, for the Strathspey Railway. It is a handsome 3-rib, single segmental span cast-iron road and railway bridge, the latter closed. Lattice girders link arches to carriageways. The bridge springs from flanking bullfaced rubble abutment piers, with triangular cutwaters rising as canted refuges and it is flanked by segmental headed single flood arches. The approach wings are built into sloping river banks. There is a coped bullfaced rubble parapet, with ashlar band courses. The last such cast iron railway bridge to be built for railway traffic in Scotland, and the final heir to the Telford tradition of cast iron segmental spans. The bridge now carries an unclassified public road over the river. The approximate span of the main arch is 150 feet (46m), and the approximate span of the floor arches is 25 feet (8m).
Period Notes
Built in 1863, and designated on 09/11/1987.
Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 168 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.
Jun 3 1997 , AAS/97/06/CT, AAS/97/06/CT (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB31317.
Jun 3 1997 , AAS/97/06/G12/1-4, AAS/97/06/G12/1-4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB31310.
Author unknown, n.d., BRITISH ARCH NEWS, MAY 1993 (Bibliographic reference). SAB159.
Sep 3 1979 , Untitled Source (Ground Photograph). SAB30417.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 8495;
- NMR Card Number: NJ24SW14;
- NRHE Numlink: 16386;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ24SW0007;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB8495 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/16386 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB159 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BRITISH ARCH NEWS. MAY 1993.
- --- SAB30417 Ground Photograph: Sep 3 1979 . Black & White.
- --- SAB31310 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 3 1997 . AAS/97/06/G12/1-4. Black & White. AAS/97/06/G12/1-4.
- --- SAB31317 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 3 1997 . AAS/97/06/CT. Colour Negative. AAS/97/06/CT.
- --- SAB730 Bibliographic reference: Hume, JR. 1977. Industrial Archaeology of Scotland. 168.
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Record last edited
Aug 16 2017 2:40PM
