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Latitude: 57.4913 / 57°29'28"N
Longitude: -3.1939 / 3°11'37"W
OS Eastings: 328532
OS Northings: 845194
OS Grid: NJ285451
Mapcode National: GBR L8GX.RNG
Mapcode Global: WH6K1.XY9Y
Plus Code: 9C9RFRR4+GF
Entry Name: Telford Bridge, River Spey, Craigellachie
Listing Name: Craigellachie, Old Bridge over River Spey (Telford Bridge)
Listing Date: 22 February 1972
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 333271
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB2357
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200333271
Location: Aberlour
County: Moray
Electoral Ward: Speyside Glenlivet
Parish: Aberlour
Traditional County: Banffshire
Tagged with: Arch bridge Road bridge Steel bridge
Thomas Telford, dated 1814. Single span cast-iron bridge.
4-rib segmental arch rings springing from tooled granite
abutments, with crenellated circular turrets flanking
approach causeway from S. Similar end turrets flank bridge at
N where abutments are keyed into cliff side. Lattice-girder
braces link arch to carriageway.
Modern metal parapet.
Span; 150' (45.7m)
Inscription (cast-iron plaque) reads 'Cast at Plas Kynaston Ruabon Denbighshire 1814'. Further plaque records restoration of bridge by Banffshire, Moray and Nairn County Councils, 1964. Oldest wide span cast-iron bridge in Scotland. Previously also a scheduled monument (scheduled on 20/10/1971 and de-scheduled on 24/01/2006).
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