Survey Data
Reg No
13901837
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1720 - 1780
Coordinates
306537, 291105
Date Recorded
27/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Humpback four-arched stone road-over-river bridge, built c. 1750, crossing the River Dee. Coursed rubble stone spandrels and parapets, vertical coping to parapets, Random rubble stone voussoirs to arches, concrete to bases c.2000. Rounded cutwaters to south. Bitmac road surface to single carriageway.
Appraisal
The apparent age of this bridge is evident in its rubble stone construction with some iron pins remaining as evidence to the methods of construction used. The skill and quality of its design can be seen in its excellent state of preservation, the bridge has remained virtually intact and in continuous use for over two centuries and serves as an important crossing over the River Dee into the small village of Drumcar.