Bridge of Earn - Perth & Kinross, Scotland
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N 56° 21.149 W 003° 24.372
30V E 474897 N 6245384
Three arched bridge over the River Earn, carrying the A912 road north out of the town of the same name towards the city of Perth in Scotland.
Waymark Code: WM18MNX
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/25/2023
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The original bridge over the River Earn in the town that took its name from the crossing was thought to have been built in 1329, but was in a ruinous state by 1592. Probably rebuilt, a bridge was in use by 1760 with two arches built on a flood plain on the northern end taking the total of arches to six. When the new bridge was built the bridge fell into disrepair and the final two arches were demolished in 1976, no trace of the bridge survives.
The new Bridge of Earn was built to the north-west of the original by John Rennie in 1819 and featured three wide stone shallow arches all 75 feet wide. After a century of use it was decided to widen the bridge which was by now carrying the A90 route between Perth and Edinburgh. The extension was done by widening the arches with reinforced concrete, this is clearly visible at ground level on the river bank with the original arches still visible.
After the building of the M90 motorway which by-passes the town to the east, the bridge now carries the A912 road north out of town towards Perth.