Carrbridge Floods, 1923 - Replacing washed-away bridge

Carrbridge Floods, 1923 - Replacing washed-away bridge

ID: PC_WHARTON_FLOODS_034 DESCRIPTION: The early stages of the construction of a new railway bridge near Carrbridge. On 8 July 1923 severe thunderstorms led to acute flooding in the Carrbridge district of Inverness-shire. This resulted in the collapse of six rail and road bridges, the levelling of nearly half a mile of railway embankments and the destruction of existing flood protection works. Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons were contracted to carry out repairs and had 250 men working on site, living in hastily erected huts. The workforce included labourers, blacksmiths, carpenters and mechanics as well as clerical and other ancillary staff. Passenger and goods traffic was routed through Grantown and Forres while the repairs were carried out. The Carrbridge to Inverness road re-opened on 15 July but the railway didn't re-open until 31 August. PLACENAME: Carrbridge DISTRICT: Badenoch OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Duthil and Rothiemurchus CREATOR (AV): William Paterson DATE OF IMAGE: 1923 PERIOD: 1920s SOURCE: Mary Anne Wharton COLLECTION: Carrbridge Floods, 1923 Asset ID: 30475 KEYWORDS: