Lamington Bridge
| Lamington Bridge | |
| Lanarkshire | |
|---|---|
 Lamington Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Carrying: | B7055 |
| Crossing: | River Clyde |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS97113026 |
| Location: | 55°33’19"N, 3°37’57"W |
| Structure | |
| History | |
| Built 1835-1836 | |
| Information | |
Lamington Bridge is a substantial stone bridge which elegantly spans the young but vigorous River Clyde on two arches just upstream of Lamington in Lanarkshire, carrying the B7055 (which links the A roads following Clydesdale on either bank).
The bridge was built between 1835 and 1836 following a number of deaths nearby in 1830 when people had tried to ford the river rather than make the detour to the closest alternative bridge.
The structure is built of local red sandstone with two wide, shallow arches spanning the river. The central pier is founded in the riverbed and has a substantial bullnosed cutwater protecting it. Although mostly built of rubble stone, the arch rings are built from larger, partially dressed stones, and there is a string course at road level, matching the coping stones on the parapet.
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References
- The Lamington Bridge on SABRE
| Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thankerton Bridge | Wolfclyde Bridge | Hardington Mains Ford | Lamington Bridge | Lamington Viaduct | Wandel Road Bridge | Clyde's Bridge |