Dumbarton Bridge, River Leven, Bridge Street, Dumbarton is a Grade B listed building in the local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 March 1971. Bridge.

Dumbarton Bridge, River Leven, Bridge Street, Dumbarton

WRENN ID
tangled-cellar-torch
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Constituency
West Dunbartonshire MP: Douglas McAllister (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
3 March 1971
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NS 392 753
Coordinates
55.9443, -4.57527
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Dumbarton Bridge, located over the River Leven on Bridge Street in Dumbarton, was designed by architect John Brown and completed in 1765. The bridge was widened in 1884 with the addition of iron cantilevers, engineered by W R Copeland of Glasgow. In 1933-34, the ironwork was repaired and a concrete balustrade was added, with engineering by Mr. Jeffrey of Dumbarton. The bridge features five segmental arches spanning the river, with rounded cutwaters on both faces that extend to full height as buttresses. It is constructed of ashlar, with voussoirs that are integrated into the spandrels as diagonal masonry.

Local climate

Dumbarton Bridge, River Leven, Bridge Street, Dumbarton sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,490 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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