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Logie Bridge

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Logie Bridge
Location Map ( geo)
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From:  Nairn
To:  Ferness
County
Nairnshire
Highway Authority
Highland
Opening Date
1816
Additional Information
Engineer:  Thomas Telford
On road(s)
A939
Crossings related to the A939
Logie Bridge

Logie Bridge is the bridge on the A939 across the River Findhorn between Ferness and Redburn. The bridge is a 3 arch structure built in local stone, with 2 arches spanning the river itself. The central arch is considerably wider than the two flanking arches. The eastern span is laregly over the bank, and therefore a flood arch, but both piers sit in the river and feature triangular cutwaters which rise up past the springing of the arches. The bridge was built by Thomas Telford in c1816 as part of his improvements to the Nairnshire roads, but is slightly more embellished than many of his designs. The piers are a mixture of rusticated bases, with ashlar cutwaters above, and the arch rings are also more finely cut than normal. There is then a cornice line over the arches, which features a slight peak over the central arch.

The roadway across the bridge is narrow, and while two cars may be able to squeeze past each other, the bridge has long since had traffic lights to control the flow. The road is level, without the crest over the middle arch which also features in the parapets. These parapets also stray from Telford's normal design, in that they extend some distance on either bank as splayed wing walls, and terminate squarely rather than curving down to the ground. These features presumably imply that the local landowner paid the Government commissioners extra money to have a more stylish bridge on his land, in place of the rough, slab sided appearance of so many of the bridges built in the Highlands at this time.




Logie Bridge
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Crossings of the River Findhorn & Tributaries
River FindhornFindhorn Bridge • Tomatin Viaduct • Raigbeg Bridge • Dulsie Bridge • Logie Bridge • Bridge of Findhorn
River DivieBridge of Bantrach • Bridge of Divie • Bridge of Logie
Dorback BurnBridge of Dava


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