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General Information
| Other name(s): | General Wade's Bridge; Tay Bridge; Aberfeldy Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | April 1733 |
| Completion: | 1734 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Segmental arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
Location
| Location: |
Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 56° 37' 16.90" N 3° 52' 25.04" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 4.5 m | |
| total length | 112 m | |
| arches | arch span | 9-18 m |
| number of arches | 5 |
Materials
| piers |
stone
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| arches |
stone
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Wade's Bridge (originally known as Tay Bridge) is five-arch bridge crossing the River Tay at Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A Category A listed structure built in 1733, to a design by William Adam, it carries the pedestrian and vehicle traffic of Poplar Avenue. Erected for the Board of Ordnance, to the order of Lieutenant General George Wade, its original purpose was as a military road linking the garrisons at Ruthven, Fort George, Fort Augustus and Fort William.
The stone was quarried, cut and tooled at nearby Bolfracks. In 1932, two tablets with copies of Wade's original inscriptions were let into the stonework of two obelisk plinths; one in English and one in Latin. These state that the bridge was begun in April 1733 and finished by January; however, this is not strictly true, as General Wade stopped work for the winter, leaving the bridge without parapets over the side arches. These were added the following year.
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Participants
Design
- Wade (designer)
- William Adam (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
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20021666 - Published on:
17/05/2006 - Last updated on:
26/12/2021
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