Cree Bridge

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Coordinates: 54 ° 57 ′ 37 "  N , 4 ° 28 ′ 56"  W.

Cree Bridge
Cree Bridge
Cree Bridge
use Road bridge
Convicted B7079
Subjugated Cree
place Newton Stewart
construction Stone arch bridge
width 6.1
Number of openings 5
Clear width 15.2-11.7 m
Clear height 6.1 m
start of building 1812
completion 1814
location
Cree Bridge (Scotland)
Cree Bridge

The Cree Bridge , also Bridge of Cree , is a road bridge in the Scottish town of Newton Stewart in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1972 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

history

The nearby cairn at Creebridge points to Bronze Age traces .

The Cree Bridge was built as part of the Carlisle to Portpatrick trunk road (roughly corresponds to today's A75 ). The bridge construction began in 1812 and was completed after two years of construction. The eminent engineer John Rennie was responsible for the design . During an inspection, he nearly died when a scaffold collapsed. The total construction cost was £ 8,324. Today only the B7079 leads over the bridge. The A75 has meanwhile passed Newton Stewart south.

description

The Cree Bridge is in the center of Newton Stewart and leads New Galloway Street across the Cree . The granite masonry viaduct spans the Cree with five lined, flat segmental arches . With a clear width of 15.2 m, the central arch has the largest dimensions. The directly flanking arches have a clear width of 13.9 m, while the outer arches are only 11.7 m. With a clear height of a maximum of 6.1 m at the central arch, the Cree Bridge is relatively flat. The rounded icebreakers are continued semi- octagonal along the flanks and form indentations for pedestrians at the level of the parapet. The width between the parapets is 6.1 m.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Entry on Cree Bridge  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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