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New Bridge, Dumfries

A Category B Listed Building in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.069 / 55°4'8"N

Longitude: -3.6176 / 3°37'3"W

OS Eastings: 296800

OS Northings: 576138

OS Grid: NX968761

Mapcode National: GBR 395T.LQ

Mapcode Global: WH5WJ.DVKF

Plus Code: 9C7R399J+HX

Entry Name: New Bridge, Dumfries

Listing Name: Buccleuch Street, Buccleuch Street Bridge

Listing Date: 6 March 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 362583

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26096

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: New Bridge
Dumfries, New Bridge

ID on this website: 200362583

Location: Dumfries

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Dumfries

Electoral Ward: North West Dumfries

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

Tagged with: Road bridge

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Description

Thomas Boyd, 1792-4. Roadbridge, 5 segmental arches over
River Nith. Roadway widened on steel cantilevers 1893,
James Barbour architect, Sir William Arroll, engineer;
strengthened 1935 in reinforced concrete; N edge girder
renewed and roadway further widened to S 1984-5 with both
steel parapets renewed approximately to Barbour's
design, Babtie Shaw & Morton, engineers. Red ashlar, with
cutwaters built up by Barbour to support roadway;
parapets articulated by Barbour's sculptured piers.

Statement of Interest

B Group with 1-4 and 43-46 Galloway Street (Items 123 and

126). Formerly called the New Bridge. Bronze plaque on

parapet pier by J G MacLellan Arnott. Sculpture and ornament

over cutwaters proposed by Boyd not executed. Alexander

Stevens had been commissioned to produce a design for

widening the old bridge, before it was agreed (1791) that

a new bridge should be built. (Edgar, DUMFRIES ETC, 1915

p158n.).

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