Suspension Bridge, Cambus O' May

This is an elegant iron suspension footbridge dating to 1905, engineered and constructed by James Abernethy and Company of Aberdeen. It’s a distinctive landmark feature located over the River Dee within the Cairngorms National Park. The bridge features lattice-girder pylons topped with ball finials, wire rope cables, rod suspenders, and a lattice truss span. An elevated walkway and stairway approach the bridge from the north.

The bridge is one of several fine suspension footbridges crossing the River Dee, and is comparable to James Abernethy’s earlier Polhollick Bridge (built 1892) and the later Invercauld Bridge (built 1924), both also listed buildings. A plaque on the north pylon commemorates Alexander Gordon of Southwood, Hildenborough, Kent, who gifted the bridge to the public. The delicate latticework of the pylons contributes to the bridge’s significance as a landscape feature.