The Kyle of Tongue Bridge is part of the Kyle of Tongue Causeway, which crosses

Kyle of Tongue The Kyle of Tongue ( gd, Caol Thunga) is a shallow sea loch in northwest Highland, Scotland, in the western part of Sutherland. Featuring a rocky coastline, its mouth is formed at Tongue Bay. The community of Tongue is situated on the Kyle's east ...

sea loch on the north coast of Scotland. The bridge and causeway were built by

Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners was a British firm of consulting civil engineers, based at Queen Anne's Lodge, Queen Anne's Gate and subsequently Telford House, Tothill Street, Westminster, London, until 1974, when it relocated to Earley House, 427 ...

in 1971 to carry the A838, the road from

Thurso Thurso (pronounced ; sco, Thursa, gd, Inbhir Theòrsa ) is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Situated in the historical County of Caithness, it is the northernmost town on the island of Great ...

Durness Durness ( gd, Diùranais) is a village and civil parish in the north-west Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north coast of the country in the traditional county of Sutherland, around north of Inverness. The area is remote, and the parish is ...

, across the loch. Until 1956 there had been a passenger ferry but the route around the head of the loch involved a narrow road some long. The causeway is long and it crosses a natural island, Tongue Island (

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

: ''Eilean Thunga''). The bridge is at the western end of the causeway and it has eighteen spans supported by twin piers. The bridge was fully refurbished in 2011.

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{{reflist Bridges completed in 1971 Bridges in Highland (council area) Concrete bridges in the United Kingdom Road bridges in Scotland Buildings and structures in Sutherland 1971 establishments in Scotland