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Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge View from E showing swing bridge on NW side of canal as boat travels along canal
SC 549314
Description Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge View from E showing swing bridge on NW side of canal as boat travels along canal
Date 23/6/1978
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 549314
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Swing bridge, Gairlochy Locks, Caledonian Canal, Inverness-shire There are two locks at Gairlochy, at the south west end of Loch Lochy, though the second lock was added after the canal was first opened. A cast-iron swing bridge spanned the lower lock, and this was replaced by this bridge in the inter-war years. This view shows the electrically-operated steel plate-girder bridge, which carries a minor road, opened to allow the passage of the small cabin cruiser seen here. The Caledonian Canal was built from 1803 with Government funding partly to provide employment in the Highlands, and partly to allow small warships to avoid the hazardous voyage round the north of Scotland, through the Pentland Firth. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H78/173/8
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/549314
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