Inner Bridge - Guardbridge, Fife, Scotland.
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N 56° 22.030 W 002° 53.516
30V E 506675 N 6246950
Three arched bridge over the Motray Water at Guardbridge dating from the early 18th century, replaced by an adjacent road bridge and now part of the Fife Coastal Path.
Waymark Code: WM14XW8
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/09/2021
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This arched bridge spans the Motray Water in the Fife village of Guardbridge on the east coast of Scotland. A bridge was thought to have been here as long ago as the 1300s, but this particular one was built in the early 18th century.
The bridge is named the Inner Bridge to differentiate it from the actual Guardbridge to the south of the village and it carried the coastal route from St.Andrews to Dundee. The narrowness of the structure in the 20th century meant it was unsuitable to motor vehicles and it was replaced by a road bridge immediately to the east, which carries the A919 road over the river.
The structure has three segmental arches with triangular cutwaters and is slightly hump-backed. it now is used by pedestrians and cyclists and is part of the Fife Coastal Path.
Length of bridge: 70 feet
Height of bridge: 18 feet
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrians and cyclists
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
River
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Fife Coastal Path
Location:
Guardbridge, Fife.
Date constructed: Not listed
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