Hoddom Bridge

Hoddom Bridge is a road bridge, built approximately between 1762 and 1764 by Alexander Laurie of Newton Stewart, a mason. The bridge carries the road over the River Annan and comprises three wide, segmental arches, measuring approximately 14 metres wide, 20 metres across, and 14 metres high. It is constructed of ashlar, mostly diagonally droved, with rebuilt parapets that have a stugged finish, and chamfered coping blocks. Recessed arch rings are present, and pointed cutwaters splay inwards below the parapets on each side. The roadway is narrow, and the parapets have a shallow, ramped profile, partly rebuilt. The approaches to the bridge have been widened.

The bridge compares in style to Brydekirk bridge and the Nith bridge at Thornhill. Records indicate that Commissioners of Supply visited the site on December 2nd, 1760, with the first payment made in January 1763 and the final payment on June 6th, 1765. The bridge was upgraded from Category B to Grade A on October 4th, 1988. Further details can be found in the Minutes of the Commissioners of Supply, documents D1/1/6 and D1/1/7, page 35.