Sluggan Bridge is a bridge across the

River Dulnain The River Dulnain (Gaelic: ''Tuilnean / Abhainn Tuilnein'') is a major left bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises in the eastern part of the Monadhliath Mountains () and flows in a generally northeastward direction throu ...

History

The present bridge replaces a two-arched bridge of span built by

George Wade Field Marshal George Wade (1673 – 14 March 1748) was a British Army officer who served in the Nine Years' War, War of the Spanish Succession, Jacobite rising of 1715 and War of the Quadruple Alliance before leading the construction of bar ...

as part of a

military road {{Use dmy dates, date=November 2019 The following is a list of military roads worldwide. Australia * Part of the A8 (Sydney) between Neutral Bay and Mosman * Military Road, part of Route 39, Melbourne * Military Road, off Wanneroo Road just nort ...

. The old bridge was washed away in the floods of 1829, and the present one put up some time after.

Design

It has a single arch of span, and rises high above the flat ground around it. It is about wide, with metal railings instead of parapets. Despite being more modern than many other stone bridges, Sluggan bridge is of a more old-fashioned construction.

References

{{commons category Listed bridges in Scotland Category A listed buildings in Highland (council area) Bridges in Highland (council area)