Bridge of Don (bridge)
Coordinates: 57 ° 10 ′ 33 " N , 2 ° 5 ′ 26" W.
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | A956 | |
| Subjugated | Don | |
| place | Aberdeen , Bridge of Don | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| width | 20.1 | |
| Number of openings | 5 | |
| Clear width | 22.9 | |
| Arrow height | 7.6 | |
| completion | 1827 | |
| opening | 1827 | |
| planner | John Smith, Thomas Telford | |
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The Bridge of Don is a road bridge in the Scottish council area of Aberdeen . In 1967 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in Category B. The bridge leads the A956 over the Don and connects Aberdeen in the south with the suburb Bridge of Don on the north bank of the Don.
The design by local architects John Smith and John Gibb was implemented after modifications by Thomas Telford and construction was completed in 1827. In the following year the foundations of the pillars sank and were reinforced by John and Alexander Gibb . The total cost of the bridge and rework was £ 17,000. The originally two-lane bridge had a width of 7.3 m. Between 1956 and 1959 a second bridge of identical appearance was built in parallel, so that a total of 20.1 m wide structure with a four-lane route was created.
description
The masonry viaduct spans the Don with five even segment arches with a clear width of 22.9 m and an arrow height of 7.6 m. The Bridge of Don is equipped with icebreakers and the masonry is partly worked as a basement .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ a b Entry on Bridge of Don in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Bridge of Don in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database