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Skye Bridge
Also known as: Drochaid an Eilein Sgitheanaich
Skye Bridge in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
About
Skye 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 Skye Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid an Eilein Sgitheanaich) is a road bridge over Loch Alsh, Scotland, connecting the Isle of Skye to the island of Eilean Bàn. The name is also used for the whole Skye Crossing, which further connects Eilean Bàn to the mainland across the Carrich Viaduct. The crossing forms part of the A87. Traditionally, the usual route from the mainland to Skye was the shortest crossing, with a length of around 500 metres (1,640 ft), across the sound between the villages of Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland and Kyleakin on the island's east coast. A ferry service operated from around 1600, run by private operators and latterly by Caledonian MacBrayne. The bridge cost £27 million to build.
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Background
History
Road and rail connections to Kyle of Lochalsh were constructed towards the end of the 19th century and various parties proposed building a bridge to the island. Although the engineering task was well within the capability of the age (the crossing is shorter and shallower than that bridged by the Forth Bridge), the island's remoteness and small population meant that the cost could not be justified. By 1971 the two 28-car ferries carried more than 300,000 vehicles. Increased prosperity in the islands and a healthy summertime tourist traffic led to traffic queuing for the ferries. This brought renewed calls for the construction of a road bridge.
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- Coordinates
- 57.2796, -5.7385
- Established
- 1995
- Opening
- 16 October 1995
Sources
- wikidata: Q385854 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Skye Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Skye Bridge?
- Skye Bridge is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- When was Skye Bridge built?
- Built or established in 1995.
- Who owns Skye Bridge?
- Skye Bridge is owned by | maint =.