South Ford Causeway
Coordinates: 57 ° 24 ′ 12 ″ N , 7 ° 19 ′ 38 ″ W The South Ford Causeway is an embankment that connects the Hebridean islands of Benbecula and South Uist . It is part of a network of dams and bridges thatconnectthe largest islands in the Uist archipelago. It crosses the South Ford sea strait with a length of about 600 m.
On the opposite side of the island, the North Ford Causeway connects Benbecula in the north with the neighboring island of North Uist .
South Ford Bridge
The South Ford Bridge was the first traffic structure between two islands in the Outer Hebrides. It connected Benbecula in the south near the village of Creagorry with South Uist to the south. The approximately 800 m long concrete structure was completed in 1942. Its completion during the Second World War is due to the expansion of Benbecula Airport into a military airfield, which was to be connected to the ferry in Lochboisdale . The bridge had only one lane and was abandoned due to its poor condition in the late 1970s in favor of the South Ford Causeway. After the local clergyman, who had long promoted a connection between the two islands, it was also called O'Regan's Bridge ( Gaelic : Drochaid O'Regan ).
South Ford Causeway
The South Ford Causeway was completed in 1982. The total cost, including the demolition of the South Ford Bridge, was £ 2.2 million . In order not to obstruct traffic as much as possible, the South Ford Causeway was completed before the bridge was demolished and inaugurated in November 1982. The demolition work continued until the spring of 1983.
The dam is about 200 m shorter than the old bridge. This is due to the fact that it does not begin directly on Benbecula in the north, but on the offshore small island of Creagorry . The A865 , which runs over the dam, is led on a small bridge to this point. The South Ford Causeway is the only two-lane road to date that leads from Benbecula to another island. There is also a sidewalk next to the road.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ a b c Entry on cne-siar.gov.uk ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
