New Bridge, Ayr is a Grade B listed building in the local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

New Bridge, Ayr

WRENN ID
swift-pillar-dock
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP: Elaine Stewart (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 February 1971
Type
Bridge
Address
New Bridge, Ayr, KA7 1JX
OS grid reference
NS 337 221
Coordinates
55.46528, -4.63125
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

New Bridge in Ayr was built by Blyth and Cunningham between 1877 and 1879. This bridge, made of red sandstone, features a slightly humped design for both vehicles and pedestrians as it crosses the River Ayr. It has five segmental arches with voussoirs and round-nosed cutwaters. The spandrels are adorned with pilaster strips, and the bridge is topped with a quatrefoil parapet. There are also later additions of cast-iron lamp standards and square-plan plinths.

Local climate

New Bridge, Ayr sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 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 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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