Old travel Blog photograph of the bridge in Spittal of Glenshee, Perthshire, Scotland. The historic bridge at Spittal of Glenshee was constructed as part of the Blairgowrie to Braemar Military Road. This route was built by General Caulfeild, and seems to have taken a surprisingly long time to construct, as work is recorded as starting in 1749 and yet was not completed until 1763. The bridge over the Shee Water is about half way, so it seems reasonable to suggest it was constructed in the mid to late 1750s. The bridge itself has a significant humpback to lift the roadway over the arch that spans the river, although it appears that the gradient has been eased over the years when the road has been re-surfaced, with the parapets much taller in the middle than at either end! This has been partially rectified by the addition of metal railings to maintain a constant height.
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