After the Jacobite Uprising of 1715, there was a flurry of road building in the Highlands from 1723 onwards, so that government troops could be moved quickly to suppress any future attempts to restore a Jacobite monarch. The building project was master-minded by General George Wade and his bridge over the river Tay at Aberfeldy was constructed in 1733 to the design of architect William Adam, father of the more famous Robert Adam. General Wade considered his bridge at Aberfeldy to be his greatest accomplishment.