A939 Gairnshiel Bridge replacement
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A939 Gairnshiel Bridge replacement
The old bridge will be retained for non-motorised users. I’ll miss driving over the hump! A new bridge is long overdue, though.
News article on work
Plans - PDFs labelled ‘item 5’
It looks like there’ll be another TOTSO on the A939 as a result of these plans, presumably rather than introducing a 90-degree bend with a junction to the B976.
http://www.owenrudge.net/
From the SABRE Wiki: Gairnshiel Bridge :
The bridge over the River Gairn at Gairnshiel Lodge was constructed as part of the Military Road from Braemar to Fort George, Inverness, built by Major Caulfeild in 1753. It is a typical and pretty original looking example of the bridges constructed by Caulfeild on the military roads that criss-crossed the Highlands. The bridge is a very basic hump-backed single arch span with no adornment or ornamentation.