Historic bridges · Scottish Highlands
Dunkeld Bridge
Dunkeld Bridge in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
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Dunkeld Bridge is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Dunkeld Bridge is a seven-arch bridge crossing the River Tay at Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It carries the pedestrian and vehicle traffic of Bridge Street (the A923) and connects the parishes of Dunkeld and Dowally to the north and Little Dunkeld to the south. A Category A listed structure, it is 685 feet (209 m) long, 26.5 feet (8 m) wide and 54 feet (16 m) high. Its middle arch is 90 feet (27 m) wide, two others are 84 feet (26 m), two more are 74 feet (23 m) and the land-arches are 20 feet (6 m). The pontage was abolished in 1879. The bridge was built between 1805 and 1809 by Thomas Telford.
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From the Wikipedia article
Dunkeld Bridge is a seven-arch bridge crossing the River Tay at Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It carries the pedestrian and vehicle traffic of Bridge Street (the A923) and connects the parishes of Dunkeld and Dowally to the north and Little Dunkeld to the south. A Category A listed structure, it is 685 feet (209 m) long, 26.5 feet (8 m) wide and 54 feet (16 m) high. Its middle arch is 90 feet (27 m) wide, two others are 84 feet (26 m), two more are 74 feet (23 m) and the land-arches are 20 feet (6 m). The pontage was abolished in 1879. The bridge was built between 1805 and 1809 by Thomas Telford. It cost £33,978.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 56.5639, -3.5852
- Established
- 1809
- Opening
- {{start date and age|1809}}
- Official site
- www.historicdunkeld.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17569684 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dunkeld Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dunkeld Bridge?
- Dunkeld Bridge is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- When was Dunkeld Bridge built?
- Built or established in 1809.
- Who owns Dunkeld Bridge?
- Dunkeld Bridge is owned by | maint =.
- Is Dunkeld Bridge a listed building?
- Dunkeld Bridge is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.