Basic Site Details | Name: | Cromdale Suspension Bridge | | Town, district or village: | Cromdale | | City or county: | Aberdeenshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | Demolished | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | A suspension passenger-bridge over the ferry at Cromdale, near Aberdeen, has just been finished. Messrs. Harper and Co., Aberdeen, were the engineers, and it has been erected under the personal superintendence of Mr John Harper, of Beafield. The structure is of galvanised steel rope, and is 195ft. in clear span. [Building News 23 September 1881 p412]
This bridge was washed away in 1894 and a second one built although it is not known whether Harpers designed this replacement. This second bridge also collapsed and has been replaced by a road girder bridge built by Dorman Long in 1921. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Bridge | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1881 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | Messrs Harpers & Co (later Harpers Ltd) | | | 1881 | | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 23 September 1881 | | | Building News 23 September 1881 p412 |
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