Crathie Bridge

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Crathie Bridge
Aberdeenshire

X-lattice and upper flange of Crathie Bridge
Location
Carrying: B976
Crossing: River Dee
Location
Location: 57°2’22"N, 3°13’0"W
Structure
History
Built 1854–1857
Architect: Brunel
Information

Crathie Bridge is a 125-foot single-span across the River Dee to the royal Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire.[1][2][3][4] The bridge had first been drawn with a form of the Brunel truss echoing his Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash.[5] The bridge as constructed though used the C-shaped open form of the upper flange, as used for the Eastern Bengal Railway. As the bridge was only for light road traffic, it was also possible to replace the solid web of the girder above the roadway level with an openwork lattice, making the view from the bridge visually more appealing for its illustrious resident. Despite this, Her Majesty was 'not amused' by the bridge.[1][2]

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