Talk:Perth Bridge

1766 or 1771
The bridge may have been started in 1766 and completed in 1771, which the Engineering Timelines link hints at. More research is necessary. - Dudesleeper / Talk  11:28, 29 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Confirmed here:


 * "The Earl of Kinnoull was the prime motivator behind the building of Smeaton's Bridge over the Tay. He bought lottery tickets at least between 1774 and 1776 hoping that a win might help solve the financial problems suffered by the bridge project. In point of fact he won £100 the following year. This would, however, have been a drop in the ocean in contributing to the overall cost of £26,631. The bridge was constructed between July 1766 and October 1771." - Dudesleeper / Talk  18:21, 29 March 2008 (UTC)