The Banavie Railway Swing Bridge carries the
West Highland Line
The West Highland Line ( gd, Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - "Iron Road to the Isles") is a railway line linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban in the Scottish Highlands to Glasgow in Central Scotland. The line was voted the top rail journey in the ...
across the
Caledonian Canal at
Banavie
Banavie (; gd, Banbhaidh) is a small settlement near Fort William in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. One of the closest villages to Ben Nevis, it is about northeast of Fort William town centre, next to Caol and Corpach.
It has been sug ...
.
History
Construction of the extension from
Mallaig Extension Railway
The Mallaig Extension Railway is a railway line in Highland, Scotland. It runs from Banavie Junction (New) on the Banavie Pier branch of the West Highland Railway to Mallaig. The previous "Banavie Junction" closer to Fort William was renamed ...
began in January 1887, and the line opened on 1 April 1901.
The bridge was manufactured by Alex Findlay & Co. of
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
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Design
The bridge is an asymmetric bow truss, with more reinforcement at the end where it is held.Banavie Swing Bridge
The Banavie Swing Bridge carries the A830 road across the Caledonian Canal at Banavie.
Design
The Banavie Swing Bridge crosses the canal at the bottom of Neptune's Staircase. It is adjacent to the Banavie Railway Swing Bridge which carries the ...
, which carries the A830 road across the canal.
See also
*Banavie
Banavie (; gd, Banbhaidh) is a small settlement near Fort William in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. One of the closest villages to Ben Nevis, it is about northeast of Fort William town centre, next to Caol and Corpach.
It has been sug ...
*Banavie railway station
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, caption = The platform at Banavie with Ben Nevis's peak covered in cloud and snow.
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*Banavie Swing Bridge
The Banavie Swing Bridge carries the A830 road across the Caledonian Canal at Banavie.
Design
The Banavie Swing Bridge crosses the canal at the bottom of Neptune's Staircase. It is adjacent to the Banavie Railway Swing Bridge which carries the ...
References
Sources
* {{cite book, last1=Thomas, first1=John, title=The West Highland Railway, year=1971, publisher=Pan Books, isbn=0-330-02479-5
Swing bridges in Scotland
Bridges in Highland (council area)
Bridges completed in 1901
1901 establishments in Scotland