A shallow concrete arch crosses the Spey in one confident span, combining engineering economy with carefully modelled abutments and parapets.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1931
- Architect / designer
- Blyth and Blyth, engineers
- Type
- Single-span reinforced-concrete road bridge with pedestrian arches
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB336)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 03380 26810
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The 73-metre segmental arch is anchored by heavy polygonal buttresses on battered bases. Smaller round-headed openings accommodate pedestrians and floodwater, while a central plaque records the bridge.
Its story
The bridge was completed in 1931 when the older military-road crossing no longer met modern traffic needs. Blyth and Blyth used reinforced concrete to create a broad, unobstructed river span that remains part of the A95 route.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises an elegant inter-war concrete bridge whose structural form and continuing transport role remain immediately legible.
What to notice
- The exceptionally shallow main arch.
- Polygonal buttresses at the springing points.
- Smaller round-headed openings and the central plaque.
Reading the surroundings
This is a live trunk-road bridge. Use designated pedestrian provision, heed traffic and never enter the carriageway or river margins unsafely.
Timeline
- 1754 The earlier military-road bridge established the historic Spey crossing.
- 1931 Blyth and Blyth completed the present concrete bridge.
- 26 January 1971 The structure received statutory listing.
- 2026 The bridge continues to carry the A95 across the Spey.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Traffic management and maintenance arrangements can change; the record describes the bridge’s normal transport function rather than temporary restrictions.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: New Spey Bridge, LB336 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Transport Scotland: A95 trunk-road order — Official confirmation of the A95 trunk-road route serving Grantown-on-Spey.
Location
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