Transport and Telecomms Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Coastal River and canal Road Road bridges Railway Air and telecoms Three-arched bridge across the River Annan, Brydekirk, Dumfries-shire Bridges of this type, with multiple arches set on piers, have a long history in Scotland. Surviving examples date back to the 15th century. Typically, their piers have 'cutwaters'. These projecting bases deflect the flow of the current away from the masonry of the bridge. They can be extended up to the top of the bridge parapet, to form 'refuges' for pedestrians crossing amongst vehicular traffic. This is a comparatively late example, built c. 1810 'at a very considerable expense to the public'. It stands on a minor road, created to link the planned village of Brydekirk (established c. 1803) to places further east. Resource pack   1     2     3     4     5