Laxford Bridge
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The Laxford Bridge is a stone arch bridge in Sutherland which carries the A838 across the Laxford River north to Rhiconich and Durness.
The bridge was built about 1834 by the Dukes of Sutherland – the road from Lairg, one of the "destitution roads" built during the potato famine, not being completed until 1851.[1][2][3] The bridge is a category B listed building.[4]
An army transporter crashed on the bridge in 2009 causing so much damage that it had to be closed to traffic. Detours of at least 60 miles were required (off-road) and the additional distance by road was 100 miles.[5]
References
- ↑ "Laxford Bridge". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/4688/details/laxford+bridge/. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Otters surveyed ahead of Laxford Bridge works". Northern Times. 28 December 2012. http://www.northern-times.co.uk/News/Otters-surveyed-ahead-of-Laxford-Bridge-works-28122012.htm. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ Taylor, Ashley (11 November 1955). "All purpose fleet meets Sutherland's needs". Commercial Motor Archive. pp. 144–145. http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/11th-november-1955/145/by-ashley-taylor. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Laxford Bridge Over River Laxford (Ref:446)". Listed Buildings. Historic Scotland. http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:446. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Army truck falls 30ft into river". BBC News. 1 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8285131.stm. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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