Kirkton of Glenisla, Suspension Bridge Downstream view from S bank, from SW
SC 444444
Description Kirkton of Glenisla, Suspension Bridge Downstream view from S bank, from SW
Date 1974
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 444444
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Suspension footbridge, Kirkton of Glenisla, Angus This is one of the oldest suspension bridges in Scotland, and probably the least altered. It was designed and built by John Justice, Dundee, and is all, except for the wooden deck, blacksmith-made. This view shows the bridge from the north west, with its forged wrought-iron pylons and rod stays. It is in effect a cantilever bridge, or a cable-stayed bridge. Note the drystone rubble abutments, emphasising the rustic quality of the bridge. This bridge belongs to the experimental period in suspension bridge design, when Captain Samuel Brown's patents covered what became the conventional design of the mid 19th century, and others tried to avoid the use of those patents. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H74/183/9
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