Kyle of Tongue Causeway
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The Kyle of Tongue Causeway crosses Kyle of Tongue, a long sea loch on the north coast of Sutherland, and consequently the northernmost coast of Great Britain. It carries the A838 North Coast Road by a causeway and a bridge.
The bridge and causeway were built by Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners in 1971 to carry the A838 running from Thurso to Durness, across the loch.[1][2] Until 1956 there had been a passenger ferry but the only road link was around the head of the loch, which involved a long diversion inland on a narrow road some ten miles long.[3]
The causeway is 600 feet long. It crosses a natural shingle island, Tongue Island, carried to the island on the west side of the loch by the Kyle of Tongue Bridge, and resuming on the east as a causeway..
The Kyle of Tongue Bridge
The Kyle of Tongue Bridge is 600.4-foot (183.0-m) long at the western end of the causeway, from the shore to Tongue Island. It has eighteen spans each supported by twin piers.[4]
The bridge was fully refurbished in 2011.[5]
Outside links
- Location map: 58°29’33"N, 4°26’20"W
- Map: NC579586
- The Kyle of Tongue Causeway on SABRE
References
- ↑ CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Kyle of Tongue Bridge and Causeway
- ↑ "Tongue Bridge to open in August". Glasgow Herald. 26 March 1971. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19710326&id=suA9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=S0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754,5100828. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Tongue". Discover Sutherland. http://www.discoversutherland.co.uk/tongue.php. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Kyle of Tongue Causeway". Gazetteer for Scotland. Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst16882.html. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ Kyle of Tongue Bridge: Concrete Repairs Limited
