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Inverness, Ness Viaduct

Railway Viaduct (19th Century) - (20th Century)

Site Name Inverness, Ness Viaduct

Classification Railway Viaduct (19th Century) - (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) River Ness; Inverness Harbour

Canmore ID 13347

Site Number NH64NE 130

NGR NH 66306 46008

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13347

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Aerial view of mouth of the River Ness, Inverness, looking N.
Aerial view of mouth of the River Ness, Inverness, looking N.Aerial view of Inverness, looking NE.Ness Viaduct.
General view.Inverness, Ness Viaduct
General view from NW, looking upstreamInverness, Ness Viaduct
General view of upstream side from Anderson St (W)General oblique aerial view of the town centred on the shipyard with the railway viaduct and road bridge adjacent, taken from the NW.General oblique aerial view of the town centred on the shipyard with the railway viaduct adjacent, taken from the W.General oblique aerial view centred on the railway viaduct and shipyard with the harbour and road bridge adjacent, taken from the S.Aerial view of Inverness, looking N.View after collapse from southAbatement remains, south east end of bridgeInverness, Ness Viaduct
View from SEGeneral oblique aerial view of the town centred on the shipyard with the railway viaduct, road bridges and suspension bridge adjacent, taken from the N.General oblique aerial view centred on the railway viaduct and shipyard with the harbour and road bridge adjacent, taken from the SSW.Oblique aerial view.Aerial view of Inverness and Loch Ness, looking SW.General viewOblique aerial view of Inverness Harbour, South Kessock and the Beauly Firth with Ben Wyvis beyond, Inverness, looking NW.View after collapse from south eastOblique aerial view.Aerial view of Inverness, looking N.An oblique aerial view of Inverness, looking E.Aerial view of Inverness, looking W.Inverness, Ness Viaduct, NH64NE 130, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoView after collapse from east south eastAerial view of Inverness, looking SW.Aerial view of South Kessock and Merkinch, Inverness, looking NW.View after collapse from east south eastInverness, Ness Viaduct
General ViewGeneral oblique aerial view of the town centred on the suspension bridges, road bridges and railway viaduct with the castle and prison in the foreground, taken from the SE.Aerial view of Longman Harbour and bridges over the River Ness, Inverness, looking SSE.Aerial view of Inverness Railway viaduct being re-built, Inverness, looking WSW.Inverness, Ness Viaduct, NH64NE 130, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoView of Ness Viaduct, InvernessInverness, general view, showing Waterloo Bridge and Ness Viaduct.  Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.Aerial view of Inverness, looking NE.Aerial view of River Ness, Inverness, looking N.Aerial view of Inverness Rail Bridge under repair, looking W.Aerial view of three bridges over the River Ness, Inverness, looking NNE.Aerial view of Inverness Railway bridge being re-built, Inverness, looking WSW.View after collapse from southNess Viaduct.
View after collapse from North West.Aerial view of Inverness Rail Bridge under repair, looking W.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Inverness And Bona
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Inverness
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NH64NE 130 66306 46008

Location formerly cited as NH 6626 4602 to NH 6641 4594.

For adjacent (to N) Inverness Harbour, see NH64NE 129.00.

For adjacent (to S) Waterloo Bridge, see NH64NE 131.

Viaduct [NAT]

OS 1:2500 map, 1971.

Engineer: Mr Mitchell 1861-62

Collapsed.

REFERENCE: NMRS Print Room

1 large newspaper cutting from the Illustrated London News May 16th, 1863.

Probably stored in the Print Room.

(Undated) information in NMRS.

(Location cited as NH 663 460). Ness Viaduct: opened 1862 by the Inverness and Ross-shire Rly, engineer Joseph Mitchell. A handsome 11-span viaduct with five flat segmental arches, each 73 ft (22.2m) long, over the river. On the N side there is a single plate-girder approach span and on the S there are four short segmental arches and a plate-girder span.

J R Hume 1977.

Broken by floodwater February 1988; de-listed subsequently.

HBD List.

This viaduct was built by Joseph Mitchell and Deakin & Co (contractors) to carry the Inverness and Ross-shire Rly across the River Ness. The bridge was broken by floodwater on the night of 6/7 February 1989, its replacement (alongside) being opened on 9 May 1990.

The original structure was a stone viaduct of overall length 669 ft (203.9m) and maximum height 40 ft (12.2m) above the river bed.

M Smith 1994.

These successive viaducts carried and carry the Inverness - Wick, Thurso and Kyle and Lochalsh 'Far North' line of the former Highland Rly over the River Ness at the S limit of Inverness Harbour (NH64NE 129.00). The rebuilt viaduct remains in regular use by passenger traffic, and forms the S (upstream) limit of Inverness harbour (NH64NE 129.00).

The location assigned to this record defines the centre of the structure. The available map evidence indicates that it extends from NH c. 66265 46030 to NH c. 66379 45962.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 March 2006.

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