Greig Street Bridge
Greig Street Bridge | |
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 View of bridge with the Free North Church of Scotland in the background | |
| Coordinates | 57°28′45″N 4°13′47″W / 57.4791°N 4.2298°W |
| OS grid reference | NH 66394 45396 |
| Crosses | River Ness |
| Locale | Highland |
Preceded by | Ness Bridge |
Followed by | Friars Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1880 |
| Construction end | 1881 |
| Construction cost | £1,400 |
Listed Building – Category B | |
Official name | Greig Street Footbridge |
| Designated | 20 May 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB35248 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Greig Street Bridge | |
Greig Street Bridge is a footbridge across the River Ness located in Inverness, Scotland. It is a suspension bridge built in 1880–1 by the civil engineer C. Manners in conjunction with the Rose Street Foundry for a cost of £1,400.[1]
It is composed of two side spans of 20.4 metres (67 ft) and a central span of 61.3 metres (201 ft).[2] The bridge has warren trusses with an additional railing for pedestrian safety.[2] The cables were replaced in 1952, as were the anchorages in 1989.[2]
An important rite of passage for young Invernesians involves getting a third of the way onto the bridge and jumping up and down in unison. This creates the famous Greig Street sine wave, to the delight of the perpetrators and the horror of tourists, giving it, and an identical bridge further upstream (Infirmary Bridge), the local nickname of "The Bouncy Bridge".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ l. "Inverness City plans". www.highland.gov.uk. The Highland Council. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Scottish Bridges: 31. Greig Street Bridge, Inverness". The Happy Pontist. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
External links
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Media related to Greig Street Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
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- Bridges in Inverness
- Bridges across the River Ness
- Steel bridges in Scotland
- Suspension bridges in Scotland
- Pedestrian bridges in Scotland
- Category B listed bridges
- Category B listed buildings in Highland (council area)
- Bridges completed in 1881
- 1881 establishments in Scotland
- Buildings and structures in Inverness