Cartland Bridge
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| caption = View of the bridge from the river below
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| carries = Pedestrians and vehicles
| crosses = Mouse Water
| locale = Lanark, South Lanarkshire
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| maint = South Lanarkshire Council
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| architect = Thomas Telford{{cite web|title=Lanark, Lanark Road, Cartland Bridge|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/46638/details/lanark+lanark+road+cartland+bridge/|work=Canmore|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland}}
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| design = Arch bridge
| material = Dressed stone
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| height = 39 meters
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| begin = 1821
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| preceded = Cleghorn Bridge
| followed = Mousemill Bridge
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Cartland Bridge is a road bridge on the A73 north-west of Lanark, South Lanarkshire which spans the Mouse Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. The three-span bridge was built in 1822, to designs by the engineer Thomas Telford. It is notable for being the highest bridge over inland water in Scotland.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} It is a category B listed building.{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB13054|desc=Cartland Bridge|cat=B|access-date=28 March 2019}}
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Category:Category B listed buildings in South Lanarkshire
Category:Listed bridges in Scotland
Category:Road bridges in Scotland
Category:Bridges completed in 1822
Category:Bridges by Thomas Telford
Category:Crossings of Mouse Water
Category:1822 establishments in Scotland
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