White Cart Bridge
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 49 " N , 4 ° 24 ′ 37" W.
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | A8 | |
| Subjugated | White Cart Water | |
| place | Renfrew | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| Number of openings | 3 | |
| completion | 1812 | |
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The White Cart Bridge is an arch bridge in the Scottish town of Renfrew in the Unitary Authority of Renfrewshire . It once led over the White Cart Water , which now runs further east. In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. Furthermore, the bridge, together with the old swing bridge by Renfrew and the Inchinnan Bridge over the Black Cart Water, form a category A monument ensemble.
history
After the demolition of an earlier bridge at this site in 1809, the construction of what is now the White Cart Bridge was commissioned. It was built together with the Inchinnan Bridge, a short distance to the west, over Black Cart Water . Both bridges have numerous similarities. The engineer Robertson Buchanan is responsible as the architect . Both bridges were completed in 1812 and cost a total of £ 17,000. Due to a changed course of the White Cart Water, the bridge no longer spans a waterway, but runs exclusively over land.
description
The A8 runs on the arch bridge on its section between Glasgow and Greenock . It consists of three segment arcs. The pillars have niches designed with Doric pillars. A parapet made of embossed masonry delimits the roadway.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on White Cart Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on White Cart Bridge in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database