点评:Driving along the Loch Linnhe shoreline toward Glencoe and Fort William the Ballachulish Bridge is framed against some spectacular highland scenery. The bridge spans the narrows between Loch Leven and Loch Linnhe, connecting the villages of South Ballachulish and North Ballachulish.
The name Ballachulish comes from the Gaelic Baile a’ Chaolais, meaning “village by the narrows”. The narrows were an important crossing point for travellers and locals for centuries, to Argyll and Lochaber. The first ferry service across the narrows was established in 1733 by James Stewart of Appin, who charged a penny per passenger. The ferry service continued until 1975, when it was replaced by the Ballachulish Bridge.
The bridge was built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company and opened in 1975. It is a two-lane road bridge of through steel truss construction with fabricated box chords. It has three spans: a central span of 600 feet and two side spans of 269 feet and 95 feet. The total length of the bridge is 964 feet. The bridge is asymmetrical, with the longer side span on the south side. The bridge has a clearance of 50 feet above high water level.
Driving across the bridge gives you picturesque views east along Loch Leven and the mountains of Glencoe and west over Loch Linnhe to the Ariundle Oakwood Nature Reserve.
翻译:沿着林尼湖(Loch Linnhe)湖岸驱车前往格伦科(Glencoe)和威廉堡(Fort William),巴拉丘利什桥(Ballachulish Bridge)映衬着壮丽的高地风光。这座桥横跨利文湖(Loch Leven)和林尼湖之间的狭窄水道,连接着南巴拉丘利什村和北巴拉丘利什村。
巴拉丘利什(Ballachulish)这个名字源于盖尔语“Baile a’ Chaolais”,意为“水道旁的村庄”。几个世纪以来,这条狭窄水道一直是旅行者和当地居民前往阿盖尔郡(Argyll)和洛哈伯(Lochaber)的重要渡口。1733年,阿平(Appin)的詹姆斯·斯图尔特(James Stewart)开通了横跨水道的第一条渡船航线,每位乘客收费一便士。这条渡船航线一直运营到1975年,之后被巴拉丘利什桥取代。
这座桥由克利夫兰桥梁工程公司(Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company)建造,于1975年通车。它是一座双车道公路桥,采用贯穿式钢桁架结构,并配有预制箱形弦杆。这座桥共有三跨:中央跨长 600 英尺,两侧跨长分别为 269 英尺和 95 英尺。桥梁总长 964 英尺。桥梁为不对称结构,较长的侧跨位于南侧。桥面净空高度为 50 英尺(约 15 米),高于高水位线。
驾车驶过这座桥,您可以欣赏到东侧利文湖和格伦科山脉的秀丽景色,以及西侧林尼湖和阿伦德尔橡树林自然保护区的迷人风光。