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Vatersay Causeway

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Vatersay Causeway
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From:  Vatersay
To:  Barra
County
Inverness-shire
Highway Authority
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
On road(s)
unclassified

History

For roughly a century Vatersay has been the most southerly inhabited island in the Western Isles chain, but by the 1980s this status was becoming much harder to maintain. The only access to Vatersay was a passenger-only ferry from Castlebay on Barra, and the pier was difficult to berth at, especially at certain states of the tide.

Route

After lengthy feasibility studies, work got under way in 1989 and took 18 months to complete. The channel is 250m wide, and at least 11m deep, requiring 220,000 tonnes of rock to carry the single-track road across. Despite the significant tidal changes through the channel, there are no bridges in the causeway.



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Vatersay Causeway
Crossings to and within the Western Isles
To the IslesBarra Ferry • Lochboisdale Ferry • Uig - North Uist Ferry • Uig-Harris Ferry • Lewis Ferry
Within the IslesVatersay Causeway • Sound of Barra Ferry • Daliburgh Causeway • Druidibeag Causeway • Eriskay Causeway • Loch Bee Causeway • South Ford Causeway • North Ford Causeway • Baleshare Causeway • Berneray Causeway • Sound of Harris Ferry • Seilebost Causeway • Scalpay Bridge • Great Bernera Bridge
Other AreasIrish Sea • Inner Hebrides • Western Isles • Shetland • Orkney • North Sea • English Channel • Solent • Inland Crossings • Other Island Crossings


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