Cromarty Bridge

The Cromarty Bridge is a road bridge over the Cromarty Firth in Scotland.

Cromarty Bridge
Cromarty Bridge in February 2007, looking north
Coordinates	57.618559°N 4.362913°W / 57.618559; -4.362913
OS grid reference	NH590690
Carries	A9, two footways
Crosses	Cromarty Firth
Locale	Culbokie
Other name(s)	Cromarty Firth Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Prestressed beams
Material	Concrete
Total length	1464 metres (4803 feet)
No. of spans	68
Piers in water	67
History
Construction start	December 1976
Construction cost	£5 million
Opened	1979
Inaugurated	12 April 1979
Replaces	Round-trip via Dingwall
Location

History

Design

The bridge joins a junction with the B9163 to the south in Ross and Cromarty with a junction with the A862 to the north at Ardullie Point. It can clearly be seen from the north from the Far North Line.

Construction

The £4.5 million contract for the bridge was awarded in November 1976 from the Scottish Development Department.

The parapets were built by of Hi-Fab Ltd of Muir of Ord. The waterproofing was by Sifran Civil Engineering Ltd of Stourbridge. The site investigation was by Wimpey Laboratories of Broxburn, West Lothian.

A temporary structure was pushed out over the bridge piers, and from this, five pre-stressed concrete beams were placed between each pier. The temporary structure was removed and the road deck made with concrete.

Opening

The bridge was opened from the southern end on 12 April 1979. It became part of the A9 in 1982.