Kessock Bridge

The Kessock Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Moray Firth, between the town of North Kessock and the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Construction began in 1976 and the bridge was completed and opened in 1982.

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Cable-stayed bridge - Moray Firth - North Kessock - Inverness - Scottish - Highland - 1976 - 1982

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The bridge has a total length of 1,056 metres and is based upon the design of the bridge across the Rhine in Düsseldorf. The Moray and Beauly Firths are navigable waterways and hence the bridge is raised high over sea level. The four bridge towers dominate the Inverness skyline, especially at night when they are lit.

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Rhine - Düsseldorf - Beauly

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The bridge carries the A9 trunk road north from Inverness to the Black Isle. It is the southernmost of the "Three Firths" crossings (Moray, Cromarty and Dornoch) which has transformed road transport in the Highlands. It has proved a key factor in the growth of the city of Inverness.

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A9 - Trunk road - Black Isle - Cromarty - Dornoch

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