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Latitude: 57.4542 / 57°27'15"N
Longitude: -3.294 / 3°17'38"W
OS Eastings: 322451
OS Northings: 841171
OS Grid: NJ224411
Mapcode National: GBR L970.MT2
Mapcode Global: WH6K6.CWNX
Plus Code: 9C9RFP34+MC
Entry Name: Bridge Of Carron, River Spey, Carron
Listing Name: Carron Bridge over River Spey
Listing Date: 9 November 1987
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 340647
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB8495
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Carron Bridge
ID on this website: 200340647
Location: Knockando
County: Moray
Electoral Ward: Speyside Glenlivet
Parish: Knockando
Traditional County: Morayshire
Tagged with: Road bridge Railway bridge
Dated 1863, Alexander Gibb, enginneer, William McKinnon and Co,
Aberdeen, Ironfounders.
Wide 3-rib single segmental span cast-iron road and railway
bridge with double track (road and railway, the latter
closed). Lattice sprandrels link arches to carriageways.
Bridge springs from flanking bullfaced rubble abutment
piers with triangular cutwaters rising as canted refuges
and flanked by segmental-headed single span flood arches;
approach wings built into sloping river banks; coped
bullfaced rubble parapet to masonry bridges; ashlar band
courses.
Approximate spans; main arch - 150'
flood arches - 25'
Last cast-iron arched bridge for railway traffic in Scotland
and final heir to the Telford Tradition of cast-iron
segmental spans.
River Spey forms boundary with Aberlour Parish.
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