Monument record MHG9711 - Strathy Bridge

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 8362 6518 (50m by 50m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC86NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish FARR

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Full Description

(Location cited as NC 837 652). Bridge, Strathy, early 20th century. A handsome and unusual bow-string, concrete-girder bridge.
J R Hume 1977.

(Location cited as NC 836 652). This unusual bridge was built in the 1920's by Owen Williams. It takes the form of a bowstring girder, made in reinforced concrete with ten vertical spars set 9ft 5ins (2.87m) apart in a manner paralleled in two bridges on Rannoch Moor. This bold design is perhaps spoiled by the pedestrian walkways and iron railings pinned to the sides.
G Nelson 1990.

This bridge carries the A836 public road over the River Strathy.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 May 1998.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 316.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Nelson, G. 1990. Highland Bridges. Paperback. 171.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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