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Inverness, Clachnaharry Railway Swing Bridge View from the east-south-east looking down the deck of the railway swing bridge, swung into the open position. Visible beyond is the sealock basin and Cla ...
SC 804830
Description Inverness, Clachnaharry Railway Swing Bridge View from the east-south-east looking down the deck of the railway swing bridge, swung into the open position. Visible beyond is the sealock basin and Clachnaharry signal box to the left. The Beauly Firth can be seen on the right. Digital image of D 64067 CN
Date 30/3/1999
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 804830
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 64067 CN
Scope and Content Clachnaharry Railway Swing Bridge, Caledonian Canal, Inverness, Highland, from east-south-east This shows the swing bridge, which was built in 1909 for the Highland Railway, opened to allow boats to access the sea lock basin in the background. The timber-clad signal box (far left) controls the movement of trains onto the bridge. The picket fence (foreground) is a barrier to stop pedestrians wandering onto the railway line. Originally, a movable bridge which was built in 1862 for the Inverness & Ross-shire Railway, spanned the canal at this point. This replacement bridge is probably stronger but similar in style to the original bridge which was constructed of wrought iron. Ensuring that the canal was not blocked was the most important factor for the engineers when designing these bridges. 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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