Carron Bridge (River Spey)
Carron Bridge | |
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Category A listed building | |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Cast iron |
| Longest span | 45.7 metres |
| History | |
| Architect | Alexander Gibb |
| Fabrication by | William McKinnon and Co, Aberdeen |
| Opened | 1863 |
| Location | |
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The Carron Bridge is a bridge at Carron in Moray, Scotland, which crosses the River Spey between the parishes of Knockando and Aberlour. It was built for the Strathspey Railway in 1863,[1] to a design by Alexander Gibb,[2] an engineer for the Great North of Scotland Railway,[3] and fabricated by the iron founders William McKinnon and Co.[4] It originally carried both the railway and a roadway, but the railway has now closed.[1]
Description
Carron Bridge is located near the town of Carron, in Moray, Scotland.[5] The main span, a 45.7-metre-wide (150 ft) segmental arch, is supported by three cast iron ribs, each cast in seven parts and bolted together, with masonry flood arches on each bank,[6] which have spans of 7.6 metres (25 ft). The spandrels linking the main arch to the carriageways are composed of delicate cast iron lattice work.[6][7] At either end are abutment piers of rustic ashlar,[8] protected by triangular cutwaters.[1]
History
The bridge was constructed between 1862 and 1863 by engineer Alexander Gibb of the
References
- ^ a b c d Historic Environment Scotland. "Carron Bridge over River Spey (Category A Listed Building) (LB8495)". Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Alexander Gibb". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0727734881. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Carron Bridge over the Spey". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Carron, Bridge Of Carron". Canmore: Historic Environment Scotland.
- ^ ISBN 9780300204285.
- ISBN 1873190484.
- ISBN 071340809X.
- ^ a b "Carron, Bridge Of Carron". CANMORE. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 7 July 2019.