Wade's Bridge
Bridge at Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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,[1] to a design by William Adam, it carries the pedestrian and vehicle traffic of Poplar Avenue.[2] 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.[3]
Wade's Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 56.6215°N 3.8737°W / 56.6215; -3.8737 |
Crosses | River Tay |
Locale | Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
Other name(s) | Tay Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 112 metres (367 ft) |
History | |
Architect | William Adam |
Opened | 1733; 291 years ago (1733) |
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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.[2]