Basic Site Details
| Name: | Spey Bridge |
| Town, district or village: | Newtonmore |
| City or county: | Inverness-shire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | A concrete road bridge over the river Spey, incorporating effects that would not have been possible in stone, Newtonmore Bridge was the largest of those built as part of the modernisation of the A9 (now the B9150 near Newtonmore) in the 1920's. It replaced an earlier bridge by Thomas Telford on the same site. Contractor - Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons, Glasgow Nelson, G (1990) Highland bridges, Aberdeen Page(s): 62-4 pls. 41-2 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Newtonmore Bridge | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Bridge | Road Bridge | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1925 | 1926 | Build/construction | |
| 1925 | Tenders submitted | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| (Sir) Evan Owen Williams | Architect | 1925 | 1925 | ||
| (Sir) John William Simpson | Architect | A | 1925 | 1926 | |
| Ormrod Maxwell Ayrton | Architect | A | 1925 | 1926 | |
| Simpson & Ayrton | Architectural practice | A | 1925 | 1926 | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Inverness-shire County Council | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cottam, David | 1986 | Sir Owen Williams 1890-1969 | |||
| Hume, John R | 1977 | The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland | Vol2 The Highlands and Islands | London: BT Batsford Ltd | pp210-1 |
| Yeomans, David and Cottam, David | 2001 | The Engineer's Contribution to Contemporary Architecture: Owen Williams (2001). | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 25 September 1925 | p483 - tenders | ||
| Country Life | 28 April 1928 | p75 | ||
| RIBA Journal | Between 1936 and 1937 | XLIV | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p809 (illustration0 |
| Scottish Country Life | October 1928 | p317 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | ID 111710 | |