Victoria Bridge, Aberlour, Category A listed pedestrian bridge in Aberlour, Scotland
Victoria Bridge is a Category A listed pedestrian crossing over the River Spey at Aberlour in Scotland. The structure uses steel lattice-girder spans suspended by wire-rope cables and anchored to slender tapered pylons topped with decorative finials.
James Fleming, founder of the Aberlour distillery, left 500 pounds in his 1895 will to build this bridge and replace a dangerous ferry crossing. The structure was built directly from his bequest to create a safer link between the two riverbanks.
Local people long called this crossing 'The Penny Bridge' because walkers once paid a small fee to use it between the two parishes. The name stuck in memory even after the toll stopped, becoming part of how folks referred to the structure.
The bridge links the communities on both sides of the River Spey, offering walkers a direct crossing. Access is straightforward from the main paths through town, and the crossing is open to all who can walk.
The bridge displays early Scottish engineering techniques with its wire-rope solutions that were notable for early 20th-century construction methods. These design choices were innovative for rural river crossings at that time.
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