Overview
- Moray Council says engineers’ first assessment indicates scour around the foundations as the likely cause of Sunday’s partial collapse into the River Spey.
- A specialist inspection in 2023 found no evidence of scour, while a May 2025 general check could not safely examine the underwater foundations.
- Officials report the river’s flow path appears to have changed over the last year, potentially increasing pressure on the affected piers.
- A detailed inspection by a specialist engineer is being arranged before Christmas or early in the new year, with clean-up to make the area safe and options on repair or replacement set to go to councillors in the new year, subject to funding.
- The B‑listed 1886 iron-girder bridge on the Speyside Way/NCN1 remains closed with reinforced fencing and a police cordon, photos show approach spans down on the east side, no injuries were reported, and local figures have sought inspection records and urged restoration.