Muirtown Swing Bridge
Muirtown Bridge, Inverness IV3 5LZ, United Kingdom
(A862)
Muirtown Swing Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Caledonian Canal between
Banavie Locks (Also known as Neptune's Staircase) (59 miles and 5 furlongs
and 16 locks
to the southwest) and
Beauly Firth (North East entrance to the Caledonian Canal) (7¾ furlongs
and 2 locks
to the northwest).
The nearest place in the direction of Banavie Locks is Muirtown Locks;
1¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Beauly Firth is Muirtown Basin;
2¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a swing bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
Dochgarroch Lock Moorings  | 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Dochgarroch Lock | 5 miles, 1 furlong | |
| Tomnahurich Swing Bridge | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| Caley Marina | 4 furlongs | |
| Muirtown Locks | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Muirtown Swing Bridge | ||
| Muirtown Basin | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Clachnaharry Works Lock | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Clachnaharry Railway Swing Bridge | 5 furlongs | |
| Clachnaharry Sea Lock | 7 furlongs | |
| Beauly Firth | 7¾ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Aldi Costcutter Lidl
River House Restaurant Westbourne Guest House
Harveys Furniture Sterling Furniture
Fish & Chips
Cashpoint
Gleaner Oils Ltd
B&Q Buildbase Travis PerkinsAmenities nearby at Muirtown Basin
Cashpoint Autogas Inverness Ltd Esso Inverness, Blackpark FS S&D Harpers M-Sa 5pm Su 4pmAmenities nearby at Muirtown Locks
Tesco Trafford Bank Guest House
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[Muirtown]
The Muirtown Swing Bridge crosses the canal immediately to the north. In popular culture In the John Buchan novel Mr Standfast, Muirtown is the scene
[Caledonian Canal]
shipped through the canal on their way from America to "U.S. Naval Base 18” (Muirtown Basin, Inverness), and fishing boats used it to avoid possible enemy action
[History of the Far North of Scotland Railway Line]
energetically, with the bridges over the main waterways being quickly completed; the bridge over the Caledonian Canal was a swing bridge with a 40-foot (12 m)
[List of listed buildings in Inverness]
35316 1, 1A, 1B And 3 Muirtown Street 57°28′44″N 4°14′01″W / 57.478995°N 4.233617°W / 57.478995; -4.233617 (1, 1A, 1B And 3 Muirtown Street) Category C(S)
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Muirtown - WikipediaMuirtown swing bridge. Muirtown (Gaelic: Baile an Fhraoich) is an area in the west end of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. It contains the Muirtown basin and Muirtown Primary School. An expansion of the Caledonian Canal close to its northeastern termination, the Muirtown Basin lies between Clachnaharry ...
Swing Bridge (Period Unassigned). Site Name Inverness, Caledonian Canal, Muirtown Swing Bridge And Control Cabin. Classification Swing Bridge (Period Unassigned). Alternative Name(s) Muirtown Basin; Telford Street. Canmore ID 68585. Site Number NH64NE 143. NGR NH 65359 45826. Datum OSGB36 - NGR.
The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William in Scotland. The canal was constructed in the early nineteenth century by Scottish engineer Thomas Telford, and is a sister canal of the Göta Canal in Sweden, also constructed by Telford.
Caledonian Canal. Swing Bridges Operating Protocol. Please be advised that other than for reasons of safety, the canal ROAD swing bridges will NOT be opened to boat traffic at the following times: Muirtown Road Swing Bridge. 08:15 – 09:20. 12:10 – 13:20. 16:25 – 17:45. Applies: Monday – Friday, all year. 08:20 – 09:20.
Feb 14, 2016 ... The 1935 road gates have been replaced by automatic barriers and the bridge is now operated by hand held remote control. Traces of earlier swing bridges are visible alongside the current bridge. https://canmore.org.uk/site/68585/inverness- caledonian-canal-muirtown-swing-bridge-and-control-cabin.
Following the Glen Tarsan through the Muirtown Road Swing Bridge. The locks and bridges along the Caledonian Canal were operating from 8:30am to 5:30pm when we passed through. But several of the bridges had restricted opening times to avoid backing up the local traffic. The first opening of the day for the Muirtown ...
There is lots to see along the way – the towpath takes you past Caley Marina, Muirtown locks, Muirtown swing bridge and Muirtown basin. You are guaranteed to see boats of all shapes and sizes moored at Caley Marina and Muirtown basin, from small sailing boats to barges and the largest vessel to sail the Caledonian ...
The A862 (former A9) is carried across the canal next to the Muirtown Basin on the west side of Inverness. The bridge swings on the west bank, with the cabin on the north side.
1995Inverness Shinty Club Under 17s Team 1995. 1993Inverness Shinty Club 1993. 1990Muirtown Swing Bridge. 1989Railway Bridge over the Ness from the Black Bridge, Aunty Jean of MFR. 1988Inverness Shinty Club Sale of Work 1988, Caley Park, Telford St - Jigsaw - c1988. 1987Inverness Shinty Club 1987.
The Caledonian Canal extends 50 nautical miles southwest from Beauly Firth near Inverness to Loch Linnhe by Fort William. Only 19 miles of the canal are man-made and the rest extends through four natural freshwater lochs, including the famous Loch Ness. Along the way are 10 swing bridges and 29 locks, achieving a ...