Historic bridges · Scottish Highlands
Laxford Bridge
Laxford Bridge in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
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Laxford 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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The Laxford Bridge is a stone arch bridge in Sutherland, Scotland which carries the A838 across the River Laxford north to Rhiconich and Durness. The bridge was built about 1834 by the Dukes of Sutherland – the road from Lairg, one of the "destitution roads" built during the potato famine, not being completed until 1851. The bridge is a category B listed building. An army transporter crashed on the bridge in 2009 causing so much damage that it had to be closed to traffic.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Laxford Bridge is a stone arch bridge in Sutherland, Scotland which carries the A838 across the River Laxford north to Rhiconich and Durness. The bridge was built about 1834 by the Dukes of Sutherland – the road from Lairg, one of the "destitution roads" built during the potato famine, not being completed until 1851. The bridge is a category B listed building. An army transporter crashed on the bridge in 2009 causing so much damage that it had to be closed to traffic. Detours of at least 97 kilometres (60 miles) were required (off-road) and the additional distance by road was 160 kilometres (100 miles).
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- Coordinates
- 58.3747, -5.0168
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Sources
- wikidata: Q17827795 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Laxford Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Laxford Bridge?
- Laxford Bridge is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- Who owns Laxford Bridge?
- Laxford Bridge is owned by | maint =.
- Is Laxford Bridge a listed building?
- Laxford Bridge is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.