Bridge to Nowhere

Towards the end of the Caledonian Canal here in Inverness, the single track railway line taking all trains northwards passes at right angles over the canal via a swing bridge – a low bridge that can be opened smoothly on a pivot and swing fully sideways to allow boats clear passage through the canal, before being closed again immediately.

I occasionally catch a boat or two going through the open bridge between trains (see below), and it’s usually a very efficient and surprisingly quick process to watch, but on this particular occasion (see above) I found the bridge swung only half open and sitting static for what seemed to be a maintenance and repair session, so I took some pics of it all just because! 🙂

You can see how on both sides the track just ends in mid-air, while on the open bridge itself the section of track laid there appears to lead to nowhere. All the orange high-vis jackets belong to the multiple railway workers doing whatever it was they had to do as speedily as possible, before the next train was due.

And the title of my post is especially for Dan, our new host of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges and Ferries