Oich, Old Suspension Bridge Detail of multiple linkage unit at cable anchorage point
SC 493499
Description Oich, Old Suspension Bridge Detail of multiple linkage unit at cable anchorage point
Date 19/5/1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 493499
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 a detail of one of joints in a main chain of the bridge, in this case a link to anchorages on the landward side It shows that all the links are made from the same small-diameter rod. Note the good condition of the ironwork. This is the last Dredge bridge in Scotland still in its original location, and is now in the care of Historic Scotland. It has been repaired, and is now open to the public. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H76/107/4
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