Craigellachie Brig
| Craigellachie Brig | |
|---|---|
 East elevation | |
| Coordinates | 57°29′27.15″N 3°11′37.23″W / 57.4908750°N 3.1936750°WCoordinates: 57°29′27.15″N 3°11′37.23″W / 57.4908750°N 3.1936750°W |
| Carries | Umwhile cairied  A941 road (Lossiemooth tae Rhynie) |
| Crosses | River Spey |
| Locale | Craigellachie |
| Named for | Craigellachie |
| Awner | unkent |
| Mainteened bi | Moray Cooncil |
| Heritage status | Category A leetit |
| Chairacteristics | |
| Material | cast airn |
| Pier construction | granite |
| Tot lenth | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Width | 5.4 m (18 ft) |
| Hicht | 10 m (33 ft) (max) |
| Traversable? | restricted tae pedestrians/cycles |
| No. o lanes | ane |
| Design life | Restored 1964 |
| History | |
| Constructit bi | Thomas Telford |
| Fabrication bi | William Hazledine Plas Kynaston airn wirks, Cefn Mawr, North Wales |
| Construction begin | 1812 |
| Construction end | 1814 |
| Closed | 1972 (tae road traffeck) |
| Replaced bi | reinforced concrete Beam brig (1972) |
  Location in Moray | |
Craigellachie Brig is a cast airn airch brig athort the River Spey at Craigellachie, near tae the toun o Aiberlower in Moray, Scotland. It wis designed bi the renowned ceevil engineer Thomas Telford an biggit frae 1812–1814. It is a Category A leetit structur.[1]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "CRAIGELLACHIE, OLD BRIDGE OVER RIVER SPEY (TELFORD BRIDGE) LB2357" (in Inglis). Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 8 September 2020.