South Bridge, Edinburgh
South Bridge is a road bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland, starting at the High Street and finishing at Chambers Street/Infirmary Street.
South Bridge
The bridge was completed in 1788.[1] It is constructed of nineteen arches, but is almost entirely enclosed by buildings on both sides, exposing only the largest arch where the street crosses the Cowgate. Below deck level are many buildings and vaults, the latter are now something of a tourist attraction. Most of the buildings on the deck level have separate entrances (and sometimes entirely separate functions) at the level of the street passing below (the Cowgate) or parallel to the bridge (Niddry Street and Blair Street).
See also
- North Bridge, Edinburgh
- George IV Bridge
- 2002 Cowgate Fire, which destroyed and damaged several South Bridge buildings.
References
- "Edinburgh". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
External links
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