Inverness, Clachnaharry Railway Swing Bridge View from the south-west looking up the track bed of the swing bridge swung into the closed position over the sea lock basin. The crescent shapes of the r ...
SC 804822
Description Inverness, Clachnaharry Railway Swing Bridge View from the south-west looking up the track bed of the swing bridge swung into the closed position over the sea lock basin. The crescent shapes of the rivetted bridge sides are clearly visible as are the triangular support plates supporting the bridge walls. Visible in the distance is the Kessock suspension bridge Digital image of D 64050 CN
Date 30/3/1999
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 804822
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 64050 CN
Scope and Content Clachnaharry Railway Swing Bridge, Caledonian Canal, Inverness, Highland, from west-south-west This shows the swing bridge, built in 1909 for the Highland Railway, which replaced an 1862 movable bridge. The bridge has bowed and plated sides which are supported by triangular base-plates along its 38.4m length. Visible in the background is the Kessock Bridge, built between 1976 and 1982, which spans the Beauly Firth where it flows into the Moray Firth. The Duke of Sutherland, a director of the Highland Railway, was a keen railway enthusiast who drove his own small tank engine along the line. This bridge was almost the cause of an accident involving the duke when he just managed to stop his locomotive by the railway signal which indicated that the bridge was open. He was then remonstrated for dangerous driving by the stationmaster of the nearby station who was one of his own employees. The Caledonian Canal was designed by Thomas Telford (1757-1834) and built between 1803 and 1822 at a cost of £840,000. It was the first example of a transport network funded by the government in Great Britain. The 96.5km-long canal provides a route for boats travelling between the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean as it runs from the Beauly Firth at Clachnaharry, Inverness, to Loch Linnhe at Corpach. Only 35.4km of this length is man-made while the other 61km runs through four lochs: Loch Dochfour, Loch Ness, Loch Oich and Loch Lochy. Unfortunately, at 4.2m deep, the canal was too small for most sea-going ships which led to it being altered and deepened between 1844 and 1847. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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