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River Ness
The River Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nis) is a short river in the Great Glen of Scotland. It begins at Loch Dochfour, at the northern end of Loch Ness, and flows northeast towards the city of Inverness, where it empties into the Moray Firth. It runs parallel to the Caledonian Canal for the first half of its course, which is six miles (10 km) long in total.
At Inverness, the river contains a group of wooded islets known as the Ness Islands, some of which are linked to the shore by footbridges.
The last bridge before the Beauly Firth is the Ness Viaduct, a railway bridge carrying the Far North Line that was initially built in 1862 by Joseph Mitchell, before being washed away by floodwaters in 1989, which had been exacerbated due to the Beauly Firth being at low tide, leaving the Harbour waterline two meters below that of the river, resulting in a waterfall effect. The bridge was nearly entirely washed away with the remainder being demolished in 1990 when the new bridge was constructed. All that remains of the original bridge are four spans that cross a car park in the former harbour.
The Black Bridge, or Waterloo Bridge, was built parallel to the railway bridge in 1889, carrying both foot and vehicle traffic, it replaced a wooden bridge at the same site that had been built in 1808.
The Friars Bridge was opened on 23 December 1986 as an extension of the A82 in order to bypass the road around the city center and connect the road to the A9 at the Longman Roundabout. It is the only dual carriageway bridge that crosses the River Ness
The Greig Street Bridge is a warren trussed suspension footbridge built in 1890, which crosses the river at the junction of Greig Street and Huntly Street and ends at the junction of Bank Street and Church Lane. Locally it is known as one of the two "Bouncy Bridges", as the bridge deck produces a sine wave effect should one time their steps correctly with other pedestrians.
The Ness Bridge has been the primary crossing of the Ness since at least the 15th Century. The first known bridge was initially built with timber, before being rebuilt in 1685, the second known replacement incorporated a small prison cell, and remained standing for 164 years before succumbing to a flood in January 1849. The third known replacement was a suspension bridge built in 1850 by J M Rendal and incorporated a castle like turret at the Bridge Street end, unfortunately this bridge was demolished in 1960 due to increasing motor traffic, and was briefly replaced by a temporary bridge until the modern day bridge was completed on 7 August 1961.
Built to the same design as the Greig Street Bridge, the Infirmary Bridge connects Ness Walk to Great Glen Way, and is the second of the "Bouncy Bridges". Unfortunately this bridge hasn't fared as well as is sister bridge downstream and is prone to closures for repairs.
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River Ness
The River Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nis) is a short river in the Great Glen of Scotland. It begins at Loch Dochfour, at the northern end of Loch Ness, and flows northeast towards the city of Inverness, where it empties into the Moray Firth. It runs parallel to the Caledonian Canal for the first half of its course, which is six miles (10 km) long in total.
At Inverness, the river contains a group of wooded islets known as the Ness Islands, some of which are linked to the shore by footbridges.
The last bridge before the Beauly Firth is the Ness Viaduct, a railway bridge carrying the Far North Line that was initially built in 1862 by Joseph Mitchell, before being washed away by floodwaters in 1989, which had been exacerbated due to the Beauly Firth being at low tide, leaving the Harbour waterline two meters below that of the river, resulting in a waterfall effect. The bridge was nearly entirely washed away with the remainder being demolished in 1990 when the new bridge was constructed. All that remains of the original bridge are four spans that cross a car park in the former harbour.
The Black Bridge, or Waterloo Bridge, was built parallel to the railway bridge in 1889, carrying both foot and vehicle traffic, it replaced a wooden bridge at the same site that had been built in 1808.
The Friars Bridge was opened on 23 December 1986 as an extension of the A82 in order to bypass the road around the city center and connect the road to the A9 at the Longman Roundabout. It is the only dual carriageway bridge that crosses the River Ness
The Greig Street Bridge is a warren trussed suspension footbridge built in 1890, which crosses the river at the junction of Greig Street and Huntly Street and ends at the junction of Bank Street and Church Lane. Locally it is known as one of the two "Bouncy Bridges", as the bridge deck produces a sine wave effect should one time their steps correctly with other pedestrians.
The Ness Bridge has been the primary crossing of the Ness since at least the 15th Century. The first known bridge was initially built with timber, before being rebuilt in 1685, the second known replacement incorporated a small prison cell, and remained standing for 164 years before succumbing to a flood in January 1849. The third known replacement was a suspension bridge built in 1850 by J M Rendal and incorporated a castle like turret at the Bridge Street end, unfortunately this bridge was demolished in 1960 due to increasing motor traffic, and was briefly replaced by a temporary bridge until the modern day bridge was completed on 7 August 1961.
Built to the same design as the Greig Street Bridge, the Infirmary Bridge connects Ness Walk to Great Glen Way, and is the second of the "Bouncy Bridges". Unfortunately this bridge hasn't fared as well as is sister bridge downstream and is prone to closures for repairs.