A low single arch carries an old village crossing over the Almond and marks the route between Livingston and Mid Calder parishes.
Quick facts
- Date
- Eighteenth century
- Architect / designer
- Engineer and mason not recorded
- Type
- Single-span rubble masonry bridge
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB7414)
- OS grid reference
- NT 03827 66793
Architecture and continuing use
One segmental arch of rubble masonry spans the river beneath plain parapets capped with slabs. The economical construction follows the watercourse without applied ornament, relying on the arch and low profile for its character.
Its story
The bridge was constructed in the eighteenth century as part of the pre-new-town road landscape. Its two statutory entries reflect the historic parish boundary at the river; this record uses LB7414 for the Livingston half and deliberately does not create a second page for the same physical crossing.
Why it is included
It preserves an everyday piece of infrastructure and demonstrates how administrative designations can divide one structure without creating two bridges.
What to notice
- The shallow segmental arch.
- Plain slab copes along the parapets.
- The river boundary connecting Livingston with Mid Calder.
Reading the surroundings
Use the current lawful crossing and obey any traffic or path controls. Do not climb parapets or approach the arch from unsafe banks or the river.
Timeline
- 18th century The rubble bridge was built across the River Almond.
- 20th century Livingston’s development changed the surrounding route network but retained the crossing.
- 5 February 1971 The Livingston half entered the statutory list at Category B.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The precise construction year and engineer are unknown, and current traffic use must be read from local signs.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Livingston Bridge over the River Almond, LB7414 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- West Lothian Council: conservation areas — Current local-authority identification of Livingston Village Conservation Area and the planning protection of its character.
- Trove: Livingston, general — National Record of the Historic Environment context for the old settlement, new town and associated archive material.
Location
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