Pack Bridge

Pack Bridge
Pack Bridge
	The bridge in 2009, looking northwest
Coordinates	56°37′27″N 3°13′55″W / 56.624064257°N 3.231814732°W
Crosses	Alyth Burn
Locale	Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Characteristics
Width	5 feet (1.5 m)
History
Opened	c. 1500 (524 years ago)
Location

Pack Bridge is a bridge in the Scottish town of Alyth, Perth and Kinross. Intended to carry packhorses loaded with panniers across Alyth Burn,^[1] it is one of the oldest masonry bridges^[2] in Scotland and is shown on maps as far back as 1600, but is believed to date to the early 16th century.^[3] The bridge was rebuilt in 1674 and increased in height with its wide parapets in the 19th century, but retained its original 5 foot (1.5 m) width. Today, the bridge carries pedestrian traffic between Pitnacree Street and Chapel Street.

References

^ "Pack Bridge". cateranecomuseum.co.uk.
^ "Archaeology Notes". Canmore, National Record of the Historic Environment, part of Historic Scotland.
^ "Map Catalogue". scotlandsoldestbridges.co.uk.

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[1] "Pack Bridge". cateranecomuseum.co.uk.

[auto1-2] "Archaeology Notes". Canmore, National Record of the Historic Environment, part of Historic Scotland.

[3] "Map Catalogue". scotlandsoldestbridges.co.uk.

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