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Bridge of Avon

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bears two plaques. The upper plaque records the date of the bridge's construction and its architect's name, and the lower plaque records the height reached by the waters in the catastrophic floods of August 4, 1829, known as the
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in 1972. It is no longer open to vehicular traffic, having been bypassed in 1991 by a modern concrete structure that now carries the
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The Buildings of Scotland - Aberdeenshire: North and Moray
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This article about a bridge in the United Kingdom is a
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over the river, but can still be used by pedestrians.
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57°24′22″N 3°21′39″W / 57.40611°N 3.36083°W / 57.40611; -3.36083

Ballindalloch
Coordinates
57°24′22″N 3°21′39″W / 57.406°N 3.36089°W / 57.406; -3.36089
River Avon
Category A listed building
George Burn
River Avon
Ballindalloch
Moray
George Burn
rubble
abutment
pier
cutwater
ashlar
segmental arch
flood arch
spandrel
Muckle Spate
Category A listed building
A95
"Basic Site Details - Bridge of Avon"


Historic Environment Scotland
"Bridge-end, Old Bridge of Avon (16001)"
Canmore

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