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Alness By-pass, Bridge
Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Alness By-pass, Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) River Averon; Alness River
Canmore ID 280657
Site Number NH66NE 122
NGR NH 65657 68535
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/280657
- Council Highland
- Parish Alness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH66NE 122 65657 68535
For predecessor Alness, Old Bridge (NH 65454 69632), see NH66NE 21.
This bridge carries the Alness By-pass portion of the A9 (T) public road over the River Averon or Alness River to the S of Alness (NH66NE 34). The river here forms the boundary between the parishes of Alness (to the W) and Rosskeen (to the E).
The location assigned to this record defines the midpoint of the structure. The available map evidence indicates that it extends from NH c. 65636 68525 to NH c. 65671 68543.
The bridge is depicted (but not noted) on the 1992 edition of the OS 1:10,000 map.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 April 2006.
