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Achnasheen, Railway Bridge
Railway Bridge (19th Century)
Site Name Achnasheen, Railway Bridge
Classification Railway Bridge (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) River Bran; Strath Bran
Canmore ID 12099
Site Number NH15NE 4
NGR NH 1631 5843
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/12099
- Council Highland
- Parish Contin
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH15NE 4 1631 5843
(Location cited as NH 162 585). Railway bridge, Achnasheen, opened 1870 by the Dingwall and Skye Rly, engineers Joseph Mitchell and Co. A single lattice-girder span of unusually light construction, with masonry abutments.
J R Hume 1977.
This bridge carries the Dingwall-Kyle of Lochalsh line of the former Highland Rly over the River Bran to the SW of Achnasheen station (NH15NE 5.00).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 June 2001.
