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Kylesku Bridge
Road bridge in Sutherland, northern Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kylesku Bridge (officially known since 2019 by its Gaelic name Drochaid a' Chaolais Chumhaing[1]) is a distinctively curved concrete box girder bridge in north-west Scotland that crosses the Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin in Sutherland. It is listed as category A, the highest grade.
Quick Facts Kylesku Bridge Drochaid a' Chaolais Chumhaing, Coordinates ...
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Coordinates | 58°15′26″N 5°01′26″W grid reference NC233330 |
Carries | A894, one footway |
Crosses | Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin (Caolas Cumhann) |
Locale | Kylestrome |
Characteristics | |
Design | Prestressed box girder |
Material | Concrete |
Total length | 276 m (906 ft) |
Longest span | 79 m (259 ft) |
No. of spans | 5 |
Clearance below | 24 m (79 ft) |
History | |
Engineering design by | Ove Arup |
Construction start | August 1982 |
Construction cost | £4 million |
Opened | July 1984 |
Inaugurated | 8 August 1984 |
Replaces | Kylesku and Kylestrome ferry |
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