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Brae Doune, Suspension Footbridge
Suspension Bridge (20th Century)
Site Name Brae Doune, Suspension Footbridge
Classification Suspension Bridge (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Creich, Suspension Bridge; Brae, Suspension Bridge; Tuitean Bridge; River Oykel; Strath Oykel
Canmore ID 4880
Site Number NC40SW 9
NGR NC 44054 01382
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/4880
- Council Highland
- Parish Creich (Sutherland)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC40SW 9 44054 01382
(Location cited as NC 441 013). Suspension footbridge, Brae Doune, built 1938. A 300ft (97m) span bridge, with steel-girder pylons, wire-rope cables and iron-rod suspenders. The deck is wooden and the railing is of woven wire.
J R Hume 1977a.
(Suspension bridge of wire rope and unstiffened deck type with iron or steel pylons: location incorrectly cited as NG 441 013). Built in 20th century by J M Henderson and Co. Ltd., Aberdeen, engineers (ref. H7975). Steel girder pylons, wire-rope cables, iron rod suspenders, wooden deck, woven wire railings. Span about 220 ft (67m). Public footbridge.
J R Hume 1977b.
(Name cited as Tuitean Bridge). This bridge was built in 1938 by John Henderson and Co. of Aberdeen, has a span of 300 ft (91.5m) and appears disused.
G Nelson 1990.
This bridge carries a footpath over the River Oykel, which here forms the boundary between the parishes of Kincardine and Creich.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 May 1998.
