The Lower North Water Bridge is a

road bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

north of Montrose, Scotland. It carries the A92 over the

River North Esk The North Esk ( gd, Easg Thuath) is a river in Angus and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is formed by the meeting of the Water of Mark (from Glen Mark) and the Water of Lee (from Loch Lee), and enters the North Sea four miles north of Montrose. It ...

. It is situated on the border between

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and

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. It is adjacent to the

North Water Viaduct The North Water Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct located north of Montrose, Angus, Montrose, Scotland. It was built by the Montrose and Bervie Railway and crosses the River North Esk, Angus, River North Esk. It has eleven spans. It is located a ...

which previously carried the

Montrose and Bervie Railway The Montrose and Bervie Railway was a Scottish railway. When the Aberdeen Railway opened in 1850, the coastal settlements north of Montrose were not linked in, and local interests promoted a branch line from Montrose to Bervie. They found i ...

and is now a footpath. It is a Category A listed building.

History

The bridge was constructed from 1770 to 1775. John Adam,

John Smeaton John Smeaton (8 June 1724 – 28 October 1792) was a British civil engineer responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses. He was also a capable mechanical engineer and an eminent physicist. Smeaton was the fir ...

, and Andrew Barrie of Montrose worked on the project.{{Canmore , desc=Lower North Water Bridge , num=36372, access-date=2022-07-20 , fewer-links=yes , language=en The bridge was formerly tolled, and a ruined octagonal toll house remains standing. In 2008, the bridge underwent a £700,000 restoration.

References

Former toll bridges in Scotland Bridges completed in 1775 1775 establishments in Scotland Category A listed buildings in Aberdeenshire Category A listed buildings in Angus, Scotland