Ballachulish Bridge
The Ballachulish Bridge is a bridge in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Ballachulish Bridge | |
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Ballachulish Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 56°41′19.87″N 05°10′55.35″W |
| Carries | A82 trunk road |
| Crosses | Loch Leven and Loch Linnhe |
| Locale | Ballachulish in Scotland |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel truss with fabricated box chords |
| Total length | 964 feet (294 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company |
| Construction end | 1974 |
| Opened | December 1975 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | No |
| Location | |
It crosses the narrows (Caolas Mhic Phadruig - Patrick's Narrows) between Loch Leven and Loch Linnhe, linking the villages of South Ballachulish (Argyll) and North Ballachulish (Inverness-shire). It carries the A82 road, which runs from Glasgow to Inverness. Butts
The bridge was built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company and opened in 1975, replacing the Ballachulish ferry. It is a two-lane road bridge of through steel truss construction with fabricated box chords. It was designed by W.A. Fairhurst and Partners of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is 964 feet long.
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