New Bridge, Dumfries is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 6 March 1981. Bridge.
New Bridge, Dumfries
- WRENN ID
- former-pillar-scarlet
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1981
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- NX 968 761
- Coordinates
- 55.06895, -3.61762
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
New Bridge in Dumfries is a road bridge built between 1792 and 1794 by Thomas Boyd, featuring five segmental arches over the River Nith. The roadway was widened on steel cantilevers in 1893, designed by architect James Barbour and engineered by Sir William Arroll. In 1935, the bridge was strengthened with reinforced concrete, and the northern edge girder was renewed. Further widening to the south occurred between 1984 and 1985, during which both steel parapets were renewed, following a design similar to Barbour's original work by engineers Babtie Shaw & Morton. The bridge is constructed of red ashlar, with cutwaters added by Barbour to support the roadway, and the parapets are enhanced by sculptured piers designed by Barbour.
Local climate
New Bridge, Dumfries sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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