Banavie railway swing bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Banavie railway swing bridge by David Long as part of the Geograph project.
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Banavie railway swing bridge
Image: © David Long Taken: 30 Apr 2009
The yellow winch is for opening the gate in the event of the failure of the mechanical system. Railway swing bridges are quite a rare feature nowadays.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.843968
Longitude
-5.097776