Dunkeld Bridge General view
SC 509141
Description Dunkeld Bridge General view
Date 25/8/1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 509141
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Dunkeld Bridge, Perthshire This is a seven-span masonry road bridge 209m long, designed by Thomas Telford to replace a dangerous ferry over the river Tay. Part of the cost was met by the Duke of Atholl, and the detailing of the bridge is more elaborate than usual for Telford. This view shows the bridge from the east, showing the five main segmental arches. The elegance of the structure, and the way it fits into its setting are both typical of the work of Telford. There are smaller accommodation arches at each end, a tollhouse at the south end, and a room in the north abutment intended as a prison but not used for that purpose. It was originally proposed to site the bridge further to the east. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H76/260/4
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