Springfield, Plump Bridge
Road Bridge(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Springfield, Plump Bridge
Classification Road Bridge(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) River Sark
Canmore ID 90431
Site Number NY36NW 70
NGR NY 33163 68004
NGR Description NY 33163 68004 and NY 33163 68018
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/90431
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Gretna
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY36NW 70 NY 33163 68004 (S) and NY 33163 68018 (N)
These two bridges carry the former A74 public road over the River Sark, which here forms the boundary between England and Scotland.
The old bridge (to the N) has been by-passed and is disused. It is a single-arched sandstone structure with lengthy rising approaches. Sandstone reinforcements have been added to the S side, and some settlement-cracking is evident. The arch-ring is of relatively unweathered stone and may be a replacement insertion.
The new bridge (25m to the S) carries the (re-aligned) present road. It is a single-span deck-type bridge of concrete construction supported by deep iron girders and sandstone abutments.
Visited by RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 February 1996.
