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Durris Bridge

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Durris
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Location
Between Crathes and Lochton
County
Aberdeenshire
Highway Authority
Aberdeenshire
Opening Date
1862, 1976
On road(s)
A957
Crossings related to the A957
Durris Bridge over the Dee

Durris Bridge crosses the River Dee on the A957 near the small village of Crathes Aberdeenshire. The current bridge dates to 1976 and replaces an earlier toll bridge. It is a concrete bridge which consists of a single span across the river, supported by piers on either river bank. Subsidary spans then cross the banks and act as flood arches; that on the north side also crosses a farm track and leads on to an embanked section of road as the river bank is lower on this side. The road deck is a wide S2 with pavements and metal railings as parapets. This new bridge was built as part of a new road connecting the Slug Road to the A93 more directly, and became part of the re-routed A957 upon completion.

Old Bridge

The original crossing was of iron lattice-girder construction with two spans, built in 1862 by John Willet. The lower courses of the central pier remain visible in the river, slightly downstream of the modern bridge, but the abutments on either bank have either been removed, or buried. The bridge stood at a similar level above the water to the new bridge, to accommodate floodwater, and the road deck was carried approximately half way up the girders. The bridge reputedly remained privately owned and tolled until it was replaced, although never marked as such by the Ordnance Survey (Park Bridge further downstream is shown as tolled).

Junction

On the south bank of the river, the A957 meets a staggered crossroads with the B9077. This was previously a junction between the A943 and unclassified roads, with the A943 running along the south bank of the Dee. It was also staggered the other way, with the road over the old Durris Bridge sitting to the east of the old road which came down the hill and has been replaced by the modern line of the A957. The wide grass verge to the west of the A957 is the old minor road line.

Routes

Route To Notes

A957

Crathes, Banchory

A957

Stonehaven

B9077

Aberdeen, Stonehaven (B979) avoiding low bridge former A943
Bridge of Feugh, Fettercairn (B974) Former B974, originally A943




Durris Bridge
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Crossings of the Aberdeenshire River Dee
Linn of Dee Bridge • Invercauld Bridge • Crathie Bridge • Ballater Bridge • Dinnet Bridge • Aboyne Bridge • Potarch Bridge • Bridge of Dee (Banchory) • Durris Bridge • Maryculter Bridge • Bridge of Dee (Aberdeen) • King George VI Bridge • Queen Elizabeth Bridge (Aberdeen)

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