Teviot Bridge
Coordinates: 55 ° 35 ′ 41 ″ N , 2 ° 26 ′ 46 ″ W.
| Teviot Bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
.jpg) |
||
| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | A699 | |
| Subjugated | Teviot | |
| place | Kelso | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| width | 6.6 meters | |
| Number of openings | 3 | |
| Clear width | 19.5 | |
| start of building | 1794 | |
| completion | 1795 | |
| location | ||
|
||
The Teviot Bridge is a road bridge in the Scottish town of Kelso in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
In 1784, Alexander Stevens submitted a draft for the construction of the bridge. The estimated construction cost of £ 1000 initially rose to £ 1230 by 1788. Although not explicitly mentioned, the Teviot Bridge, built between 1784 and 1785, seems to have been built according to Stevens' design. The work is carried out by the local entrepreneur William Elliot . When John Rennie visited the city in preparation for the plans for the Kelso Bridge , he was skeptical about the location of the Teviot Bridge just after a bend in the river.
description
The Teviot Bridge is a stone arch bridge that crosses the Teviot on the western edge of Kelso with three arches. Not far was once the mansion Springwood House . The segment arcs have different widths. While the central arch has a clear width of 19.5 m, the flanking arches are narrower at 16.2 m. The pillars have icebreakers on both sides . Paired Doric pillars, which support the cantilevered pedestrian bays, rest on these . The cantilevered parapets rest on consoles . The 6.6 m wide bridge leads the A699 over the Teviot.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Teviot Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Teviot Bridge in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database