Ballachulish Bridge

Ballachulish Bridge

Ballachulish Bridge
Coordinates 56°41′19.87″N 05°10′55.35″W / 56.6888528°N 5.1820417°W / 56.6888528; -5.1820417
Carries A82 trunk road
Crosses Loch Leven and Loch Linnhe
Locale Ballachulish in Scotland
Characteristics
Design Steel truss with fabricated box chords
History
Constructed by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Construction end 1974
Opened December 1975
Statistics
Toll No
Ballachulish Bridge

The Ballachulish Bridge is a bridge in the west highlands of Scotland.

It crosses the narrows between Loch Leven and Loch Linnhe, linking the villages of South Ballachulish (Argyll) and North Ballachulish (Inverness-shire). It carries the A82 road, the main route between Glasgow and Inverness.

The bridge was built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company[1] and opened in 1975,[2] replacing the Ballachulish ferry. It is a two-lane road bridge of through steel truss construction with fabricated box chords. It was designed by W.A. Fairhurst and Partners of Newcastle upon Tyne.

References

  1. The Economist - Volume 259 - Page 27. 1976
  2. Scotland. Chris Townsend. Cicerone Press Limited, 2011
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