Fort William, Lochy Railway Bridge

Lochyside; Castle Pool; Inverlochy; River Lochy

Fort William, Lochy Railway Bridge

Fort William, Lochy Railway Bridge

Fort William, Lochy Railway Bridge

Fort William, Lochy Railway Bridge

Fort William, Lochy Railway Bridge

Fort William, Lochy Railway Bridge

Year built :

1895

Designer/builder :

Length :

4 x 22,5 m

Current use :

railway

Over :

Caladonian Canal

Type :

steel truss

Material :

steel

Grid Reference.:

NN 1195 7560

Comments :

The bridge was built for the West Highland Extension Railway to Mallaig. It is a four span steel truss bridge, each span 74 feet long and 20 feet high, carried on stone piers and abutments given castellated decorations. [1]