Hoddom Bridge
Coordinates: 55 ° 2 ′ 31 ″ N , 3 ° 18 ′ 38 ″ W.
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | B723 / B725 | |
| Subjugated | Annan | |
| place | near Brydekirk | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| Number of openings | 3 | |
| Clear width | 19.8-14.0 m | |
| start of building | 1763 | |
| completion | 1765 | |
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The Hoddom Bridge is a road bridge near the Scottish village of Brydekirk south of Hoddom in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in Category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1988.
description
The Hoddom Bridge is about three kilometers northwest of Brydekirk. The masonry viaduct leads the B723 and the B725, which is identical on this section, over the Annan . After a prospecting in 1760, the bridge was built between 1763 and 1765 to improve the connection between the hinterland and the port of Annan . It replaced a ferry that ran across the Annan. Alexander Lawrie , a stonemason from Newton Stewart , carried out the work. The Brydekirk Bridge , which was later built around five kilometers downstream, is very similar to the Hoddom Bridge.
The viaduct spans the Annan with three brick-lined segment arches . With a clear width of 19.8 m, the central arch is larger than the flanking ones, which have clear widths of 14 m. Pointed icebreakers that flatten towards the parapet emerge from the pillars on both sides . The border parapets are finished with natural stone caps. Since they were rebuilt later, they no longer correspond to the original condition. The narrow lane describes a slight hump. The parapets were widened at the approaches.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Hoddom Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Hoddom Bridge in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database