Monument record MHG3068 - Kessock Bridge
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6645 4767 (50m by 50m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NH64NE 153 662 478 to 669 472
Built 1976-82 by the Cleveland RDL Kessock Consortium in association with Helmut Homberg and Trafalgar House Engineering Services Ltd; the Rees Bridge over the Rhine near Dusseldorf was the model. 1052m continuous steel superstructure, the central span supported by steel cables strung in a harp configuration from four steel towers.
J Gifford 1992.
This bridge carries the A9(T) dual-carriageway public road over the Beauly Firth at the Kessock Narrows, between Longman Point, South Kessock (Inverness-shire) and Craigton Point, North Kessock (Ross and Cromarty). It was built in conjunction with the Cromarty Bridge (NH56SE 37) across the Cromarty Firth, and is approached up a rising road on the S side and across the level clifftop on the N.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 22 July 1997.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG10483 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: J.S.Bone. North Kessock and Bridge. Colour Slide. .
- --- SHG13323 Image/Photograph(s): Kessock Bridge & Rosemarkie Bay from fortrose.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13324 Image/Photograph(s): Kessock Bridge from Fortrose.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG18173 Image/Photograph(s): Kessock Bridge. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2247 Text/Publication/Monograph: Gifford, J. 1992. Highland and Islands. The Buildings of Scotland. Paper (Original). 195.
- --- SHG8527 Image/Photograph(s): Sunset over the Kessock Bridge. Unknown. .
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
