Ballachulish Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Ballachulish Bridge
Locale:Ballachulish in Scotland
Carries:A82 trunk road
Crosses:Loch Leven and Loch Linnhe
Complete:1974
Open:December 1975
Design:Steel truss with fabricated box chords
Toll:No
Length:964feet
Builder:Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Coordinates:56.6889°N -5.182°W

The Ballachulish Bridge is a bridge in the West Highlands of Scotland.

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[1] and opened in 1975,[2] 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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. The Economist - Volume 259 - Page 27. 1976
  2. Scotland. Chris Townsend. Cicerone Press Limited, 2011
  3. Web site: Ballachulish Bridge. Canmore. 18 September 2021.