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Edinburgh, Dean Bridge View of W side of bridge, from S bank of Water of Leith

SC 590893

Description Edinburgh, Dean Bridge View of W side of bridge, from S bank of Water of Leith

Date 17/3/1967

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 590893

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Dean Bridge, Queensferry Road, Edinburgh This remarkable urban viaduct was designed by Thomas Telford, and built in 1829-31 to improve communications between Edinburgh and the Queen's Ferry to Fife, and to open up the north-west bank of the Water of Leith for house-building. This shows the south end of the bridge from the west. The four arches all have deep arches supporting the carriageway, and lighter arches supporting the footpaths. These light arches were termed 'ascentitious' arches by Telford. The Dean Bridge is recognised as one of Telford's masterpieces. The arches are, as in many large bridges, hollow, with the roadway supported on internal walls running the length of the bridge. It still carries main road traffic. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H67/168/2D

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/590893

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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Collection Level (551 147) Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

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Attribution: © HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume

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