Sluggan Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Sluggan Bridge
Crosses:River Dulnain
Material:Stone
Coordinates:57.2747°N -3.8758°W

Sluggan Bridge is a bridge across the River Dulnain.

History

The present bridge replaces a two-arched bridge of span built by George Wade as part of a military road.[1] [2] The old bridge was washed away in the floods of 1829, and the present one put up some time after.[3]

Design

It has a single arch of span, and rises high above the flat ground around it.[1] It is about wide, with metal railings instead of parapets.[1] Despite being more modern than many other stone bridges, Sluggan bridge is of a more old-fashioned construction.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sluggan Bridge . rcahms.gov.uk . 30 December 2014.
  2. Book: Lauder, T.D.. An Account of the Great Floods of August 1829 in the Province of Moray and Adjoining Districts. 978-5-87233-122-3. 167.
  3. Book: Arch Bridges and Their Builders 1735-1835. Cambridge University Press. 21. GGKEY:FQ9ZF6QS0H8.