Monument record MHG7376 - Bonar Bridge (Telford)

Summary

Telford's Bonar Bridge was built in 1812 and was similar to that at Craigellachie. It collapsed in 1892, undermined by flood water.

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Grid reference Centred NH 6093 9152 (103m by 37m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH69SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish KINCARDINE

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NH69SW 61 6093 9154

For (adjacent) present and successor bridges, see NH69SW 62.00 and 62.01 respectively.

Telford's Bonar Bridge was built in 1812 and was similar to that at Craigellachie (NJ24NE 15). Telford intended it to have two identical cast-iron arches, but the absence of a suitable rock base on the S side caused it to be built with two masonry spans and an iron one of 150 ft (45.7m). It survived the impacts of fir trunks and a ship, but collapsed in January 1892 when it was undermined by flood water.
G Nelson 1990. <1>

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  • <1> Text/Publication/Volume: Nelson, G. 1990. Highland Bridges. Paperback. 151.

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Sep 17 2010 12:35PM

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