Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders

This ribbed-arch bridge over the Avon, about a mile from its confluence with the Clyde, was constructed in the

16th century. It is a three-arch dressed stone masonrystructure 144 ft long and of 10 ft 3 in. clear width between parapets. The main segmental arch spans vary from 3012 – 32 ft with a rise of 812 ft and the accommodation arch has a span of 10 ft. The piers are 9 ft wide and the road level is about 30 ft above the river bed. The bridge is now privately owned and restricted to pedestrian use. In 1825 it was bypassed by Avon Bridge (NS75SW 13.00)

R Paxton and J Shipway 2007

Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' with kind permission of Thomas Telford Publishers.