Cartland Bridge

Cartland Bridge is a road bridge on the A73 north-west of Lanark, South Lanarkshire which spans the Mouse Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. The three-span bridge was built in 1822, to designs by the engineer Thomas Telford. It is notable for being the highest bridge over inland water in Scotland. It is a category B listed building.[3]

Cartland Bridge
View of the bridge from the river below
Coordinates	55.680510°N 3.800458°W / 55.680510; -3.800458
Carries	Pedestrians and vehicles
Crosses	Mouse Water
Locale	Lanark, South Lanarkshire  Scotland
Maintained by	South Lanarkshire Council
Preceded by	Cleghorn Bridge
Followed by	Mousemill Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Dressed stone
Height	39 meters
History
Architect	Thomas Telford[1]
Designer	Robert Hutchison[2]
Construction start	1821
Construction end	1822[1]

References

1. "Lanark, Lanark Road, Cartland Bridge". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
2. "1822 - Cartland bridge built". Time Line. Lanark Life. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
3. Historic Environment Scotland. "Cartland Bridge  (Category B) (LB13054)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.