Inverness, Ness Walk, Infirmary Suspension Footbridge View from NW
SC 434983
Description Inverness, Ness Walk, Infirmary Suspension Footbridge View from NW
Date 12/5/1974
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 434983
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Infirmary Bridge, Inverness This is one of two wire-rope suspension bridges built in Inverness in 1881. This one was designed by CR Manners and built by W Smith & Sons, Ness Iron Works, Inverness. Its centre span is 52.7m, and the side spans are about 15m This view shows the bridge from the north east. The piers are cased in cast iron, and support lattice steel pylons. The wire rope cable supports the deck on steel rod suspenders. The light trusses forming the deck sides are of single- Warren type This bridge was thoroughly and sensitively overhauled in the mid 1990s. When it was built, Inverness had five suspension bridges, a remarkable concentration Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H74/121/8
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