Tay Bridge at Aberfeldy in Greyscale Photograph by Joan-Violet Stretch

Tay Bridge at Aberfeldy in Greyscale

by Joan-Violet Stretch

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Title

Tay Bridge at Aberfeldy in Greyscale

Artist

Joan-Violet Stretch

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

The Tay Bridge or Wade Bridge that crosses the River Tay at Aberfeldy in Perthshire in Scotland
I only had 20mns in Aberfeldy that day on my tour of Scotland in 2019 and would have liked much longer as it’s a lovely place to be, a place that Robert Burns mentioned often in his poems, one being, the Birks of Aberfeldy, a beautiful woodland that is still there today, I have visited the woodland long ago but would have loved to have returned. This is a fine view of this lovely original bridge, built in 1733 being almost 400 yrs old, over the River Tay with the wild flowers growing around its banks. A grayscale version showing the detail of this image to the full.

Notes from Sabre Roads

Aberfeldy Bridge
From: Aberfeldy
To: Weem
County
Perthshire
Highway Authority
Perth and Kinross
Opening Date
1733
Additional Information
Bridge Type: Arch Bridge
Engineer: General George Wade
On road(s)
B846
Crossings related to the B846
Tummel Bridge • Bridge of Ericht • Kinloch Rannoch Bridge • Bridge of Gaur
Aberfeldy Bridge was built by General George Wade as part of his Military Roads project in 1733-5, It is (apparently) the only bridge built under Wade's command that still operates as part of the road network in Scotland (most have been replaced). Today it carries a single lane of traffic, controlled by traffic lights, in and out of Aberfeldy on the B846.

History
At the time it was completed, this was the only bridge anywhere across the Tay. All other crossing points were either fords or ferries, but to ensure that the army had free movement, without hindrance from the flood waters that often hit the river, Wade decided that a bridge was essential, and so chose Aberfeldy. His other main north-south route was to Dunkeld, where the road used the ferry, Dunkeld Bridge being built nearly a century later by Thomas Telford.

On 7th February 1734, the bridge is mentioned in the House of Commons Journal. It is described as having 5 arches spanning nearly 400feet (120m) between them, the main arch being 60ft (18m) across. Oak was used for the foundations, with the piles clad in Iron, while the stone was quarried locally.

The first stone had been laid on 23rd April 1733, and it was officially opened on 8th August 1735. However, by October 1733 the bridge was already at 'pavement' level, so it seems probable that the bridge was used that winter by the local population. The bridge was completed by Major Caulfeild who later took over from Wade as Inspector of Roads, and as Wade did not return to Scotland until August 1735, it would appear that the official opening was delayed by about 18 months for his presence!