Description

Loch Lomond And Trossachs National Park Planning Authority

John Strain, 1866. 3-segmental arch railway bridge, with sturdy tapered piers, set across mountain side. Bull-faced, coursed masonry.

Statement of Interest

Situated in the Northern half of Glen Ogle, just South of the 12-arch viaduct (listed separately). This bridge can be seen as an continuation of the viaduct.

The first meeting of the Committee of the Callander and Oban Line was held in 1864 and royal assent was given for its construction in 1865. In 1866 the contract for the section of line running through Glen Ogle was given to the contractor John McKay of Ann Street, Edinburgh. Various drawings, dated 1866, are held in the National Archives of Scotland (NAS) for bridges on this line, including this one. The plans are signed by the contractor and the engineer, but unfortunately the name of the latter is illegible. Gordon Biddle states that John Strain was the engineer. Confusingly, the Callander and Oban Railway is shown on the First Edition OS map, which was surveyed in 1862 and published in 1867. It seems likely that the map must have been updated shortly before it was published. The line was opened in 1870.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56606285

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)