Skipper's Bridge
Coordinates: 55 ° 8 ′ 27 " N , 2 ° 59 ′ 20" W.
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | A7 | |
| Subjugated | Esk | |
| place | near Langholm | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| width | 6.1 m | |
| Number of openings | 3 | |
| completion | around 1700 | |
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The Skipper's Bridge is a road bridge near the Scottish town of Langholm in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1988.
description
Construction of the Skipper's Bridge, located around 500 m south of Langholm, began around 1693 and was completed around 1700. The masonry viaduct, made of quarry stone roughly cut into ashlar , leads the A7 ( Edinburgh - Carlisle ) over the Esk . The arch bridge is made with three brick-lined segment arches of different dimensions. While the eastern and central arches are almost identical with widths of 13.6 m and 13.2 m, respectively, the western arch is significantly smaller with a width of 5.6 m. Pointed icebreakers emerge from the pillars on both sides . On the north side they end in simple pilasters . This site was rebuilt in 1809 as part of an expansion to a width of 6.1 m. Brick parapets with natural stone caps limit the roadway.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Skipper's Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Skipper's Bridge in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database