Perth Bridge
Coordinates: 56 ° 23 '56 " N , 3 ° 25' 31" W.
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | A85 | |
| Subjugated | Tay | |
| place | Perth | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| overall length | 268 m | |
| Number of openings | 9 | |
| start of building | 1766 | |
| completion | 1771 | |
| opening | 1771 | |
| planner | John Smeaton | |
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The Perth Bridge is a road bridge in the Scottish city of Perth in the Council Area Perth and Kinross . In 1965 the bridge was included in the Scottish Monument List in the highest monument category A.
history
Several predecessor structures have existed at the site since the 11th century. A flood in 1210 destroyed the Perth bridge. In the course of the centuries, numerous repair measures after damage have been recorded for the subsequent bridge. A new bridge was finally built between 1599 and 1617. The eight-arched bridge fell victim to flooding just four years after completion. In the decades that followed, a ferry crossed the Tay . In the 1760s it was decided to build what is now the Perth Bridge. It was built between 1766 and 1771 according to a design by the engineer John Smeaton .
Due to the increased volume of traffic, the carriageway was widened in 1869. The sidewalks were laid on consoles on both sides of the roadway. A. D. Stewart planned the action. From 1859 a horse-drawn tram also led across the Perth Bridge. In 1905 it was electrified and operations finally ceased in 1929. With the completion of the Pitlochry hydroelectric power station with its dam , the risk of flooding decreased in the second half of the 20th century. With the construction of the Queen's Bridge , the volume of traffic eased from 1960.
description
The 268 meter long masonry viaduct made of reddish, locally broken sandstone spans the Tay in Perth with nine arches, of which the central one is the widest with a clear width of 22.9 meters. Its pillars are made with sharp icebreakers ; the gussets with blind oculi . The former stone parapets were removed as part of the widening of the once 6.7 meter wide roadway. The sidewalks were laid on cast iron consoles on both sides of the bridge. Cast iron balustrades delimit the sidewalks. The A85 ( Oban - Dundee ) crosses the Tay on the Perth Bridge .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Entry on Perth Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Perth Bridge in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database