Bridge Name: | Cartland Bridge |
Carries: | Pedestrians and vehicles |
Crosses: | Mouse Water |
Locale: | Lanark, South Lanarkshire |
Maint: | South Lanarkshire Council |
Architect: | Thomas Telford[1] |
Designer: | Robert Hutchison[2] |
Design: | Arch bridge |
Material: | Dressed stone |
Height: | 39 meters |
Begin: | 1821 |
Complete: | 1822 |
Preceded: | Cleghorn Bridge |
Followed: | Mousemill Bridge |
Coordinates: | 55.6805°N -3.8005°W |
Cartland Bridge is a road bridge on the A73 north-west of Lanark, South Lanarkshire which spans the Mouse Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. The three-span bridge was built in 1822, to designs by the engineer Thomas Telford. It is notable for being the highest bridge over inland water in Scotland. It is a category B listed building.