Broomhill Bridge
Broomhill Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Bridge crossing the River Spey | |
| Coordinates | 57°16′51″N 3°39′56″W / 57.280754°N 3.665426°W |
| Crosses | River Spey |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Wood |
| No. of spans | 15 |
| History | |
| Designer | John Mackenzie |
| Construction end | 1894 |
Listed Building – Category A | |
Official name | Broomhill Bridge Over River Spey |
| Designated | 4 October 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB260 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Broomhill Bridge | |
The Broomhill Bridge is a wooden bridge over the River Spey.
History
It was built by engineer John Mackenzie and contractor Charles Mackay, to replace a bridge that had been washed away.[1][2]
A plaque on the bridge states that the bridge was erected by the "Third, or Badenoch, District Committee of the Inverness-shire County Council," and that the last nail was driven by the Countess Dowager of Seafield on 27 November 1894.[3]
The bridge had to be partially rebuilt in 1987, when some trusses were replaced.[2][4] The Broomhill Bridge is of the same design as a bridge opened in 1899 at Boat of Garten, but this bridge has since been replaced.[5]
Design
The bridge has 15 wooden spans supported by trestle piers, and the five spans in the main river channel have triangular reinforcing trusses.[6] Each trestle consists of five posts, one vertical and two to each side of it at an angle.[2] Up to half-way up the pier it is reinforced by solid horizontal planking, and above that by diagonal beams on each side of the pier.[2] The five beams which support the roadway sit on a round-ended beam on top of each pier.[2] The abutments are granite,[1] and the piers have metal plates on their upstream faces to protect against debris.
It carries an unclassified public road known as Station Road.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "Broomhill Bridge Over River Spey (Category A Listed Building LB260)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Broomhill Bridge". engineering-timelines.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Plaque on Bridge.
- ↑ Mettem, Christopher J. (2013). Timber Bridges. Routledge. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-135-72056-8.
- ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Boat Of Garten, Garten Bridge, Old Garten Bridge And New Garten Bridge (Site no. NH91NW 20)". Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Broomhill Bridge (Site no. NH92SE 21)". Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Broomhill Bridge" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
External links
Media related to Broomhill Bridge at Wikimedia Commons