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Banavie Railway Swing Bridge

Banavie Railway Swing Bridge in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

Caledonian Canal at Banavie, near Fort William - geograph.org.uk - 4560940

Malc McDonald — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Banavie Railway Swing Bridge is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Banavie Railway Swing Bridge carries the West Highland Line across the Caledonian Canal at Banavie.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

Construction of the extension from Mallaig Extension Railway began in January 1887, and the line opened on 1 April 1901. The bridge was manufactured by Alex Findlay & Co. of Motherwell.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
56.8443, -5.0971

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Where is Banavie Railway Swing Bridge?
Banavie Railway Swing Bridge is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.8443°, -5.0971°.
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