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Broomhill Bridge

Coordinates: 57°16′51″N 3°39′56″W / 57.280754°N 3.665426°W / 57.280754; -3.665426
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Broomhill Bridge
Coordinates57°16′51″N 3°39′56″W / 57.280754°N 3.665426°W / 57.280754; -3.665426
CarriesUnclassified public road (Station Road)
CrossesRiver Spey
Characteristics
MaterialWooden
No. of spans15
History
Engineering design byJohn Mackenzie
Constructed byCharles Mackay
Construction end1894
Location
Map

The Broomhill Bridge is a wooden bridge over the River Spey.

History

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Broomhill Bridge Over River Spey (Category A Listed Building) (LB260)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Broomhill Bridge". engineering-timelines.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ Plaque on Bridge.
  4. ^ Mettem, Christopher J. (2013). Timber Bridges. Routledge. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-135-72056-8.
  5. ^ "Boat Of Garten, Garten Bridge, Old Garten Bridge And New Garten Bridge". canmore.rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Broomhill Bridge". canmore.rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Broomhill Bridge" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 January 2015.