Craigellachie Bridge

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Craigellachie Bridge is a historic cast-iron arch bridge in Scotland, renowned as one of the earliest and most elegant examples of iron bridge engineering.

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Craigellachie Bridge canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cast-iron arch bridge
historic bridge
road bridge
builder William Mclean
category arch bridge in the United Kingdom
cast-iron bridge
listed bridge in Scotland
completionDate 1814
constructionStartDate 1812
country Scotland
crosses River Spey
currentUse pedestrian bridge
designer Thomas Telford
engineer Thomas Telford
hasFeature cast-iron ribs
lattice spandrels
stone abutments
hasPlaque commemorating Thomas Telford
recording date of construction
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
heritageDesignationCountry Scotland
locatedIn Craigellachie
Highlands and Islands of Scotland (broad region)
Moray
locatedNear A941 road
A95 road NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver River Spey
mainSpanLength approximately 150 feet
approximately 46 metres
material cast iron
stone
notableFor early use of cast iron in bridge construction
elegant slender arch design
one of the oldest surviving cast-iron bridges in Scotland
numberOfSpans 1
openingDate 1814
originalUse road traffic
owner Moray Council
partOf Speyside Way walking route
region Speyside
spanType single-span arch
traffic pedestrian
width approximately 13 feet
approximately 4 metres

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Thomas Telford notableWork Craigellachie Bridge
River Fiddich near Craigellachie Bridge