Kessock Bridge

Kessock Bridge
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From  :	Inverness
To  :	North Kessock
On road  :	A9
Open Date  :	1982
Location Map (geohack)

Route

The Kessock Bridge crosses the narrow channel between the Moray and Beauly Firths from Inverness to North Kessock on the Black Isle. It carries the A9 dual carriageway north. Together with the bridge over the Cromarty Firth to the North, it chopped over 10 miles off of the journey to the far north, and other improvements have shortened it further.

Bridge

The Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge.

History

Before the bridge opened, a ferry crossed the Beauly Firth from Inverness to North Kessock. In 1937 the crossing was made by a steamer, which could only carry one or two cars at a time. The service was hourly, changing depending on time of year, weather and state of the tide.

By 1963, things had improved somewhat, with a half-hourly service from either side able to carry 8-10 cars. The crossing only took 7 minutes however, and cost 3s for a car. In peak season, the service was a shuttle, running every 15 minutes from either side, between (approx) 7am and 11pm.

Links

• Gazetteer for Scotland entry

Kessock Bridge

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Features of the A9 Corridor North of Inverness Kessock Bridge • Cromarty Bridge • Nigg Ferry • Dornoch Firth Bridge • Bonar Bridge • The Mound • Helmsdale • Dunbeath & Berriedale • Scrabster Ferry • Pentland Ferry

Crossings of the Rivers Ness, Moriston, Oich & Garry Crossings of the River Ness & Loch Ness tributaries Ardachy Bridge • Bridge of Tarff • Allt Doe Bridge • White Bridge • Lower Foyers Bridge • Inverfarigaig Bridge • Divach Bridge • Borlum Bridge • White Bridge • Shenval Bridge • Drumnadrochit Bridge • Ness Bridge • Friars Bridge • Waterloo Bridge • Kessock Bridge Crossings of the River Moriston & tributaries Loch Loyne Bridge • River Loyne Bridge • Cluanie Bridge • Moriston Bridge • Ceannacroc Bridge • Torgoyle Bridge • Invermoriston Bridge Crossings of the Rivers Oich and Garry Loch Quioch Bridge • Invergarry Bridge • Bridge of Oich • Fort Augustus Bridge

Crossings of the River Beauly & tributaries Crossings of the River Beauly & Farrar Struy Bridge • Black Bridge • Lovat Bridge • Kessock Bridge Crossings of the River Glass, River Affric & Abhainn Deabhag Chisholm Bridge • Knockfin Bridge • Fasnakyle Bridge • Comar Bridge • Mauld Bridge Crossings of the River Cannich Loch a' Bhàna Bridge • Muchrachd Bridge • Cannich Bridge

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