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Latitude: 55.0651 / 55°3'54"N
Longitude: -3.6103 / 3°36'36"W
OS Eastings: 297259
OS Northings: 575703
OS Grid: NX972757
Mapcode National: GBR 397W.52
Mapcode Global: WH5WJ.JY1C
Plus Code: 9C7R398Q+3V
Entry Name: Suspension Bridge, Dumfries
Listing Name: Whitesands, Suspension Foot Bridge
Listing Date: 6 March 1981
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 362982
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26355
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Suspension Bridge
Biddall's Bridge
ID on this website: 200362982
Location: Dumfries
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Town: Dumfries
Electoral Ward: Nith
Tagged with: Suspension bridge Footbridge
John Willet of Aberdeen 1875. Iron suspension foot bridge of approximately 200 ft span, tall distyle pylons of slender
Doric columns linked by decorative and commemorative
semi-elliptical overthrow lampholders, lamps missing:
span has lattice balustrades, wide splayed and ramped masonry
approaches have iron railings with fleur de lys finials.
Opened 31.12.1875. NMRS - copy of alternative design by James
Barbour (original in Dumfries Museum).
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