Old Ancrum Bridge
Coordinates: 55 ° 30 ′ 22 " N , 2 ° 34 ′ 25" W.
| Old Ancrum Bridge | ||
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | Back road | |
| Subjugated | Teviot | |
| place | near Ancrum | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| Number of openings | 3 | |
| opening | late 18th century | |
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The Old Ancrum Bridge is a road bridge near the Scottish town of Ancrum in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. An additional classification as a Scheduled Monument was lifted in 2016.
description
The Old Ancrum Bridge was built in the late 18th century. The masonry viaduct spans the Teviot with three lined segmental arches , of which the northern one runs exclusively over the flat bank. With the construction of the new Ancrum Bridge a few meters downstream in 1939, the Old Ancrum Bridge became obsolete. While the A68 coming from Darlington in England and leading to Edinburgh crosses the Teviot over the new bridge , there is only one spur road that is negligible today in terms of traffic technology.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Old Ancrum Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on New Ancrum Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Old Ancrum Bridge in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database