Hyndford Bridge

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Coordinates: 55 ° 39 ′ 16 "  N , 3 ° 43 ′ 35"  W.

Hyndford Bridge
Hyndford Bridge
The Hyndford Bridge
use Road bridge
Convicted A70 / A73
Subjugated Clyde
place near Lanark
construction Arch bridge
width 5.8 m
Number of openings 5
Clear width 18.3-9.1 m
Clear height 5.2
start of building 1771
completion 1773
planner Alexander Stevens
location
Hyndford Bridge (Scotland)
Hyndford Bridge

The Hyndford Bridge is a road bridge near the Scottish city of Lanark in the Council Area South Lanarkshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. A former classification as a Scheduled Monument was lifted in 1996.

description

Hyndford Bridge was built between 1771 and 1773. The design was provided by the Scottish engineer Alexander Stevens , who was one of the most important Scottish bridge designers of his time and who also carried out the construction work. The masonry viaduct spans the Clyde around three kilometers southeast of Lanark with five segment arches . The central arch is the largest with a clear width of 18.3 m and a clear height of 5.2 m. The clear widths decrease towards the outer arches over 16.8 m to 9.1 m. Unlike on pillars and arches, roughly hewn quarry stone is built into the spandrels .

The curved icebreakers on the pillars are inspired by the French bridge construction and are similar to those on the Teviot Bridge , which Stevens also designed. They are continued in a semicircle over the pillars and end as pedestrian niches in the parapets. The clear width between the parapets is 5.8 m. They are decorated with obelisks . The bridge leads the A70 over the Clyde. At this point it is run together with the A73 . Both streets separate on either side just beyond the bridge.

Individual evidence

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

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