Annan, Diamond Jubilee Bridge
Suspension Bridge (19th Century)
Site Name Annan, Diamond Jubilee Bridge
Classification Suspension Bridge (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) River Annan; Blacketlees, Suspension Footbridge
Canmore ID 66555
Site Number NY16NE 99
NGR NY 19154 68652
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/66555
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Annan
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY16NE 99 19157 68647
Diamond Jubilee Bridge
(Suspension) [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1993.
(Location cited as NY 192 686). Suspension footbridge, Blacketlees, built 1897 by P & R Fleming, Glasgow. A small structure with steel tubular pylons, wire-rope suspension cables, steel-rod suspenders and a wooden deck.
J R Hume 1976.
(Suspension bridge of wire rope and unstiffened deck type with iron or steel pylons: location cited as NY 192 686). Built 1897 by P and R Fleming, Glasgow, engineers. Steel tube pylons, wire-rope cables, rod suspenders, woven wire railings. Public footbridge.
J R Hume 1977.
This bridge carries a footpath across the River Annan to the ESE of Blacketlees steading (NY16NE 100).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 October 1997.
