15-715: The River Oich is a short river that flows through the Great Glen in Scotland . It carries water from Loch Oich (to the SW) to Loch Ness (to the NE) and runs in parallel to a section of the Caledonian Canal for the whole of its 5.6 miles (9 km) length. The Great Glen Way runs between the two watercourses. The river's largest tributary is the Invigar Burn. The only significant settlement on
30-711: Is similar to a bridge across the Rhine in Düsseldorf . The Beauly Firth is a navigable waterway 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. The bridge carries the A9 trunk road north from Inverness to the Black Isle . It is the southernmost of the "Three Firths" crossings (Beauly, Cromarty and Dornoch ) which has transformed road transport in
45-630: The Beauly Firth at Inverness , Scotland. The Kessock Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Beauly Firth , an inlet of the Moray Firth , between the village of North Kessock and the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands . The bridge has a total length of 1,056 metres (3,465 ft) with a main span of 240 metres (787 ft). Designed by German engineer Hellmut Homberg [ de ] and built by Cleveland Bridge , it
60-580: The Glenfinnan Viaduct and the Forth Bridge . The bridge's northbound carriageway was resurfaced between February and June 2013, followed by the southbound carriageway between February and June 2014. Both programmes of work were performed by Stirling Lloyd Construction Limited using their "Eliminator" bridge deck waterproofing system in combination with Aeschlimann AG's Gussasphalt [ de ] impermeable surfacing material. The new surface
75-633: The Scottish Highlands into the Grampian Mountains to the southeast and the Northwest Highlands to the northwest. The glen is a natural travelling route in the Highlands of Scotland, which is used by both the Caledonian Canal and the A82 road , which link the city of Inverness on the northeast coast with Fort William on the west coast. The Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway was built in 1896 from
90-602: The Gaelic Gleann Albainn "Glen of Scotland" [ˈklaun̪ˠ ˈaɫ̪apən] ) or Glen More (from the Gaelic Gleann Mòr "Big/Great Glen"), is a glen in Scotland running for 62 miles (100 km) from Inverness on the edge of the Moray Firth , in an approximately straight line to Fort William at the head of Loch Linnhe . It follows a geological fault known as the Great Glen Fault , and bisects
105-527: The Highland Scottish clans , particularly around the time of the Jacobite risings of the 18th century, is recognised by the presence of the towns of Fort William in the south, Fort Augustus in the middle of the glen, and Fort George , just to the northeast of Inverness. Much of the glen is taken up with a series of lochs , with rivers connecting them. The Caledonian Canal also uses the lochs as part of
120-536: The Highlands. It has proved a key factor in the growth of the city of Inverness. To protect against any potential seismic activity of the Great Glen Fault , the bridge includes seismic buffers in its construction. These buffers are at the north abutment, nearly over the line of the fault, and they supplement longitudinal restraint at Pier 7, the south main pier. Each buffer is just over 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) long and weighs about 2.5 tonnes (2.8 short tons). On
135-681: The bridge began in 1978, with completion and opening in 1982. It won the combined design and construction Saltire Society 1982 Civil Engineering Award in 1983. Transport Scotland estimated in 2012 that 30,000 vehicles per day were using the bridge. Since 2007, the 25th anniversary of its opening, the Kessock Bridge has featured on the obverse of the £100 note issued by the Bank of Scotland . The series of notes commemorates Scottish engineering achievements with illustrations of bridges in Scotland such as
150-523: The bridge to be closed many times with traffic becoming heavy whilst they divert through local routes such as through Beauly. There have been calls for safety improvements to the bridge to prevent incidents. Prior to August 1982, travellers north of Inverness had the choice of the Kessock Ferry or a 20 mile journey via Beauly . Cleveland Bridge were awarded the £17.5 million contract in 1975 (equivalent to £185,420,000 in 2023). Construction on
165-463: The river is Fort Augustus at its NE end. [REDACTED] Media related to River Oich at Wikimedia Commons 57°08′N 4°52′W / 57.133°N 4.867°W / 57.133; -4.867 This article related to a river in Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Great Glen The Great Glen ( Scottish Gaelic : An Gleann Mòr [an ˈklaun̪ˠ ˈmoːɾ] ), also known as Glen Albyn (from
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#1732856116689180-651: The route, but the rivers are not navigable. From northeast to southwest, the natural water features along the Great Glen are: The watershed lies between Loch Oich and Loch Lochy. Loch Linnhe to the south of Fort William is a sea loch into which both the River Lochy and Caledonian Canal emerge. At the north end, the River Ness empties into the Beauly Firth at the point where it meets the Moray Firth. Although earthquakes in
195-538: The south side of the bridge is the Caledonian Stadium , home of Inverness Caledonian Thistle . The bridge has been the focus of mental health concerns in recent years involving people at serious risk of harm and potential suicides . In 2022 police were called to 203 such incidents, the highest in five years. Fewer callouts to any previous incidents had happened in years before that; 120 occurred in 2021, 69 in 2020, 85 in 2019 and 78 in 2018. The incidents have caused
210-474: The southern end of the glen to the southern end of Loch Ness , but was never extended to Inverness. The railway closed in 1947. In 2002, the Great Glen Way was opened. A long-distance route for cyclists, canoeists, and walkers, it consists of a series of footpaths, forestry tracks, canal paths and occasional stretches of road linking Fort William to Inverness. The glen's strategic importance in controlling
225-518: The vicinity of the Great Glen Fault tend to be minor, seismic activity is a consideration in the design of infrastructure. For example, the Kessock Bridge includes seismic buffers. 57°18′N 4°27′W / 57.30°N 4.45°W / 57.30; -4.45 Kessock Bridge The Kessock Bridge ( Scottish Gaelic : Drochaid Cheasaig ) carries the A9 trunk road across
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