Kyle of Tongue Bridge

Eilean Thunga; Ard Thunga

Kyle of Tongue Bridge

Kyle of Tongue Bridge

Kyle of Tongue Bridge

Kyle of Tongue Bridge

Kyle of Tongue Bridge

Kyle of Tongue Bridge

Kyle of Tongue Bridge

Year built :

1971

Designer/builder :

Alexander Gibb

Length :

184 m

Current use :

road A838

Over :

over estuary Kyle of Tongue

Type :

beam

Material :

reinforced concrete

Grid Reference.:

NC 5726 5892

Comments :

It has to withstand the scouring rush of the tide and stands on seventeen pairs of stilt-like legs fixed into moulded concrete beams. The deck is carried on reinforced concrete girders. [1]