Oich, Old Suspension Bridge General View
SC 493487
Description Oich, Old Suspension Bridge General View
Date 19/5/1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 493487
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Bridge of Oich, Aberchalder This bridge, at first sight a conventional suspension bridge, is in fact a double cantilever structure, built to a patent by James Dredge, Bath. It has arched and pedimented pylons supporting Dredge's system of chains, carrying an iron-framed timber deck This view shows the bridge from the east, The massiveness of the pylons is evident, as is the slenderness of the Dredge ironwork, which was, however still in very good condition after 125 years. Dredge's patent used small-diameter wrought-iron rods to suspend the deck. The main chains reduced in width from the pylon end, with inclined suspender rods giving stiffness to the structure. This bridge has been repaired by Historic Scotland since 1990. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H76/106/13
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