Sluggan Bridge

Summary

Sluggan Bridge is a bridge across the River Dulnain.

Sluggan Bridge
Coordinates57°16′29″N 3°52′33″W / 57.2747°N 3.8758°W / 57.2747; -3.8758
CrossesRiver Dulnain
Characteristics
MaterialStone
Longest span17.8 metres (58 ft)
Location
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History edit

The present bridge replaces a two-arched bridge of 32 feet (9.8 m) span built by George Wade as part of a military road.[1][2] The old bridge was washed away in the floods of 1829, and the present one put up some time after.[3]

Design edit

It has a single arch of 17.8 metres (58 ft) span, and rises high above the flat ground around it.[1] It is about 4.3 metres (14 ft) wide, with metal railings instead of parapets.[1] Despite being more modern than many other stone bridges, Sluggan bridge is of a more old-fashioned construction.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Sluggan Bridge". rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ Lauder, T.D. An Account of the Great Floods of August 1829 in the Province of Moray and Adjoining Districts. p. 167. ISBN 978-5-87233-122-3.
  3. ^ a b Arch Bridges and Their Builders 1735-1835. Cambridge University Press. p. 21. GGKEY:FQ9ZF6QS0H8.