Ballindalloch Railway Bridge
Ballindalloch Railway Bridge | |
|---|---|
Category A listed building | |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Wrought iron |
| Longest span | 195 ft (59 m) |
| History | |
| Architect | Alexander Gibb |
| Fabrication by | G McFarlane, Dundee |
| Opened | 1863 |
| Location | |
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The Ballindalloch Railway Bridge is a former railway bridge on the crossing the
Description
The Ballindalloch Railway Bridge crosses the Spey at Ballindaloch, linking the parishes of Inveravon in
History
The Ballindalloch Railway Bridge was constructed in 1863 for the Strathspey Railway.[4] It was designed by Alexander Gibb,[2] an engineer for the Great North of Scotland Railway,[5] and the ironwork was fabricated by G. MacFarlane of Dundee.[2] The Strathspey Railway was absorbed into the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1866,[6] and the bridge was in regular use on the line, carrying passengers and large volumes of whisky from the nearby distilleries,[3] until it was closed to regular passenger traffic in 1965, and closed completely in 1968.[7] The bridge was designated a Category A listed building in 1987, and was a scheduled monument until 2006.[3] It is open to pedestrians and cyclists, forming a part of the Speyside Way.[3]
References
- ^ "Railway Bridge over the Spey". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-0727734884. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d Historic Environment Scotland. "Ballindalloch, former railway bridge over River Spey (Category A Listed Building) (LB8466)". Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ISBN 071340809X.
- ISBN 978-0727734884. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-946537-60-0.
- ^ "Ballindalloch, Railway Bridge". CANMORE. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 7 July 2019.