The Cromarty Bridge is a road bridge over the
Cromarty Firth
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in Scotland.
History
Design
The bridge joins a junction with the B9163 to the south in
Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty ( gd, Ros agus Cromba), sometimes referred to as Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use, the latt ...
with a junction with the A862 to the north at
Ardullie
Ardullie ( gd, Àird Ilidh) is a village in Ross-shire, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the north shore of the Cromarty Firth, about 5 km north east of Dingwall, and 4 km south west of Evanton.
The name comes from the ...
Point. It can clearly be seen from the north from the
Far North Line
The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. As the name suggests, it is the northernmost railway in the United Kingdom. The line is entirely single-trac ...
.
Construction
The £4.5 million contract for the bridge was awarded in November 1976 from the Scottish Development Department.
The
parapet
A parapet is a barrier that is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/breast'). Whe ...
s were built by of Hi-Fab Ltd of
Muir of Ord
Muir of Ord ( gd, Am Blà r Dubh) is a village in Easter Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated near the western end of the Black Isle, about west of the city of Inverness and south of Dingwall. The village has a populatio ...
. The waterproofing was by Sifran Civil Engineering Ltd of
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 20 ...
. The site investigation was by Wimpey Laboratories of
Broxburn, West Lothian
Broxburn ( gd, Srath Bhroc, IPA: ˆs̪ɾaˈvɾɔʰk is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the A89 road (Great Britain), A89 road, from the West End of Edinburgh, from Edinburgh Airport and to the north of Livingston, West Lothian, Living ...
.
A temporary structure was pushed out over the bridge piers, and from this, five pre-stressed concrete beams were placed between each pier. The temporary structure was removed and the road deck made with concrete.
Opening
The bridge was opened from the southern end on 12 April 1979. It became part of the A9 in 1982.
References
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Cromarty Bridge
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Construction
1979 establishments in Scotland
Bridges completed in 1979
Bridges in Highland (council area)
Concrete bridges in the United Kingdom
Road bridges in Scotland
Ross and Cromarty
Black Isle