Quebec Bridge
Quebec Bridge | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
The new Quebec Bridge, built 2007 | |||
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Location | |||
Tain | |||
County | |||
Ross-shire | |||
Highway Authority | |||
Highland | |||
Opening Date | |||
2007 | |||
Additional Information | |||
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On road(s) | |||
C1012 (Highland) | |||
Quebec Bridge crosses the Aldie Water south west of Tain in Highland. The C1012 is carried on a single track road. The current bridge a buried reinforced concrete arch with a single span, at a cost of around £300,000 to build, it opened to traffic on 31/08/2007.
The name is thought to come from a large number of Canadian timber workers being stationed in the area during the Great War.
The old bridge
The current bridge replaced an eariler structure which stood on the site until part of it collapsed during high flows of water in storm conditions on 26/10/2006. This was a masonary arch with a single span, the arch had been braced with steel beams and previous repairs to its foundations had been carried out prior to its demise.
A temporary solution
After the damage to the original bridge and during construction of the new bridge a temporary diversionary route was put in place so traffic could avoid lengthy detours. Existing gravel forestry tracks, which crossed the Aldie Burn on a smaller culvert, on adjoining Forestry Commission land were utilised as a route for road traffic, these remained unsurfaced but additional barriers and signs were placed along the route.
A 3.5 tonne weight limit and a 15 mph speed limit were in place on this temporary route.
Links
Highland Council: Committee report on the replacement of the bridge
Am Baile: Information and photo of the old bridge
YouTube: Video of the damage to the old bridge
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