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Over the River Ness in Inverness. Designed by C R Manners, and completed in 1881
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Infirmary Bridge : The river with Infirmary Bridge, Castle, Steeple and Cathedral prominent, from Ness Walk/Bught Road The Infirmary bridge crosses the Ness between the Royal Northern Infirmary (now UHI) and Cavell gardens. This suspension footbridge was erected at a cost of £2000 (about £1,000,000 in modern money) and opened in 1879. It was made by W.Smith and Son at Ness Iron works on Rose street, later to be the Rose Street Foundry www.nessriver.co.uk/pages/nessriver/infirmaryBridge.html Snow fell sporadically on Friday and then with a vengeance on Friday night through to Saturday morning. Although below zero during the day, Saturday turned out quite a nice (but slushy) day and the white blanket (and consequent low traffic volume) meant the Town (sorry City) was relatively quiet! - thus allowing your humble photographer to take these shots.
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Infirmary Bridge
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Infirmary Bridge
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Infirmary Bridge, Inverness This entertaining pedestrian bridge bounces and sways alarmingly. During periods of heavy use (such as Guy Fawkes day) police constables are posted on opposite sides of the bridge to keep the number of people on the bridge to ten or less at any given time
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Infirmary Bridge, Inverness The stability problems stem from the bridge's aspect ratio and lack of bracing. Same problem as the Tachoma Narrows bridge, so far not with the same results
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General Information

Completion: 1882
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Three-span suspension bridge
Function / usage: Road bridge
Material: Iron bridge
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Location

Location: , , ,
Crosses:
  • Ness River
Coordinates: 57° 28' 17.92" N    4° 13' 43.99" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 61.0 m
length 86 m
span lengths 12.8 m - 61.0 m - 12.8 m
number of spans 3

Materials

piers cast iron
pylons cast iron

Participants

Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.

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  • Structure-ID
    20005174
  • Published on:
    19/09/2002
  • Last updated on:
    10/04/2022
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