13 of Scotland’s most incredible bridges and viaducts
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Mar 2019, 19:59 BST
Updated 9th Mar 2019, 21:07 BST
Piper Louise Marshall, wearing a special commemorative red tartan, plays Battle's O'er, the traditional Scottish lament played at the end of battle, at dawn alongside the Forth Bridge at North Queensferry on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice which marked the end of the First World War. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday November 11, 2018. See PA story MEMORIAL Armistice. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
From a single-arched, hump-backed masonry bridge built in the 18th century to the modern marvel recently built in the Firth of Forth, Scotland has some of the most incredible bridges in the world.
Here are 13 of the most interesting. Main picture: PA
Arguably the most iconic bridge in Scotland, the Forth Rail Bridge stands as one of the greatest engineering feats of Victorian Britain and is the worlds longest cantilever bridge.
The old packhorse bridge, which gives the village of Carrbridge its name, was built in 1717 under commission by Brigadier-General Alexander Grant of Grant, and is considered to be the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands.
The bridge that could have its own IMDB, Glenfinnan Viaduct is most recognisable for appearing in several feature films including the Harry Potter series.
One of the most famous bridges in Scotland, Brig o' Doon is even referenced by Rabbie Burns in his poem Tam o' Shanter as the bridge Tam and his trusty mare Meg cross to escape the witch.
Perhaps more accurately described as hauntingly beautiful, the bridge at Overtoun is famous not for its Gothic architecture or its archaic aesthetic, but the urban myth that surrounds it.
