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1766 or 1771

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The bridge may have been started in 1766 and completed in 1771, which the Engineering Timelines link hints at. More research is necessary. - Dudesleeper / Talk 11:28, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed here:

The Earl of Kinnoull was the prime motivator behind the building of Smeaton's Bridge over the Tay. He bought lottery tickets at least between 1774 and 1776 hoping that a win might help solve the financial problems suffered by the bridge project. In point of fact he won £100 the following year. This would , however, have been a drop in the ocean in contributing to the overall cost of £26,631. The bridge was constructed between July 1766 and October 1771.

- Dudesleeper / Talk 18:21, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]