Kessock Bridge Spanning the Moray Firth between Inverness and the Black Isle. XPL 3523-343
The Kessock Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Inverness Firth, between the village of North Kessock and the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Construction began in 1976 and the bridge was completed and opened in 1982. The bridge has a total length of 1,056 metres with a main span of 240m and is based upon the design of the bridge across the Rhine in Düsseldorf. The Moray and Beauly Firths are navigable waterways and hence the bridge is raised high over sea level. The four bridge towers dominate the Inverness skyline, especially at night when they are lit. The bridge carries the A9 trunk road north from Inverness to the Black Isle. It is the southernmost of the "Three Firths" crossings (Moray, Cromarty and Dornoch) which has transformed road transport in the Highlands. It has proved a key factor in the growth of the city of Inverness Crossing the narrow strait between the Moray and Beauly Firths, It was modelled on a bridge over the River Rhine near Dusseldorf and has a span of 1052m (1150 yards).
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Location: Kessock Bridge, North Kessock, Easter Ross. Highland Region. Scotland. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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