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Kilbride Bridge

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Kilbride Bridge
The bridge in 2019
Coordinates55°56′49″N 4°56′20″W / 55.947012°N 4.938932°W / 55.947012; -4.938932
CarriesAuchamore Road
CrossesBalgie Burn
LocaleDunoon &
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Heritage statusCategory C listed
History
Openedearly 19th century
Statistics
Daily trafficYes
TollNo
Location
Map

Kilbride Bridge is a bridge in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. A Category C listed structure,[1] it carries the traffic of Auchamore Road. It is made of red sandstone rubble, and has a segmental arch span.[2] The bridge is toll-free.

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  • The parapet on the upstream (western) side of the bridge, pictured in 2019
    The parapet on the upstream (western) side of the bridge, pictured in 2019
  • An early-20th-century painting of the bridge, looking east (downstream) to the Firth of Clyde
    An early-20th-century painting of the bridge, looking east (downstream) to the Firth of Clyde

References

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  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Kilbride Bridge, over Balgie Burn (Category C Listed Building) (LB26447)". Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ Walker, Frank Arniel (2000). The Buildings of Scotland: Argyll and Bute. London: Penguin. p. 233. ISBN 0140-71079-5.
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