28-10-2023, 02:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 28-10-2023, 02:05 PM by Malcolm Parker.)
(26-10-2023, 03:01 PM)Reckless Rat Wrote: I always remember the old A74 before it was dualled and then motorwayed. There used to be a bailey bridge somewhere near Gretna Green. Don't know whether it still is but I remember in the days of yore a large proportion of the major roads in that part of Scotland were red, due to the red sandstone used as road and building stone. Quite distinctive.
Welcome tae weegieland, VF
I think the bridge is at the aptly named Metal Bridge. There is (or was!) a pub on the English end of the bridge. Many years ago whilst going up to Scotland to value a distillery I stopped for lunch at the Metal Bridge Inn with my work colleague. We ordered vegetable soup as a starter, followed by something on the menu described as a hot pot or stew. Whatever it was described as, the main course was the same as the soup, except that it was thicker!
The B7076 is a superb road, I have travelled it many times in my Austin 7 going to and from the VSCC Scottish Trial at Biggar.
Well done R on an epic journey!