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 feet 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