Cromarty Bridge
Cromarty Bridge | |
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![]() Cromarty Bridge in February 2007, looking north | |
Coordinates | 57°37′07″N 4°21′46″W / 57.618559°N 4.362913°W |
OS grid reference | NH590690 |
Carries | A9, two footways |
Crosses | Cromarty Firth |
Locale | Culbokie |
Other name(s) | Cromarty Firth Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Prestressed beams |
Material | Concrete |
Total length | 1464 metres (4803 feet) |
No. of spans | 68 |
Piers in water | 67 |
History | |
Construction start | December 1976 |
Construction cost | £5 million |
Opened | 1979 |
Inaugurated | 12 April 1979 |
Replaces | Round-trip via Dingwall |
Location | |
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The Cromarty Bridge is a road bridge over the Cromarty Firth in Scotland.
History
[edit]Design
[edit]The bridge joins a junction with the B9163 to the south in Ross and Cromarty with a junction with the A862 to the north at Ardullie Point. It can clearly be seen from the north from the Far North Line.
Construction
[edit]The £4.5 million contract for the bridge was awarded in November 1976 from the Scottish Development Department.
The parapets were built by of Hi-Fab Ltd of Muir of Ord. The waterproofing was by Sifran Civil Engineering Ltd of Stourbridge. The site investigation was by Wimpey Laboratories of Broxburn, West Lothian.
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
[edit]The bridge was opened from the southern end on 12 April 1979. It became part of the A9 in 1982.