Monument record MHG17313 - Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge (Railway) Over Caledonian Canal, Banavie
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 1120 7680 (40m by 39m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN17NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMALLIE |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
See also:
NH17NW0038 Road swing bridge
JHooper, 4/3/2002
NN17NW 19 1120 7681
For adjacent (road) swing bridge, see NN17NW 17.
Not to be confused with Fort William, Lochy Railway Bridge (NN17NW 21).
Swing-bridges [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1975.
(Location cited as NN 112 768). Opened 1901 by the West Highland Extension Rly., engineers Simpson & Wilson. A massive steel truss swing bridge, hand-operated, carrying the WHER over the Caledonian Canal. A wooden signal box protects the bridge, using standard North British Rly. signals.
J R Hume 1977.
Swing bridge (NBR) crosses Caledonian Canal. Opened 1.4.1901 (WHR)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2332 Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 208.
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Record last edited
Aug 31 2009 4:07PM
