A light iron suspension bridge gives pedestrians a close relationship with the River Ness and links residential streets with the city centre.
Quick facts
- Date
- Built 1880–1881
- Architect / designer
- C. R. Manners, civil engineer; Rose Street Foundry, contractors
- Type
- Wire-rope suspension footbridge with lattice pylons and light trussed deck
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB35248)
- OS grid reference
- NH 66394 45396
Architecture and continuing use
Wire-rope cables pass over lattice-girder pylons standing on cast-iron bases. Slender suspenders carry a narrow trussed deck, giving the crossing a transparent, lightly engineered character.
Its story
C. R. Manners designed the bridge in 1880–1881, with work associated with Inverness’s Rose Street Foundry. It remains one of the city’s pair of notable nineteenth-century pedestrian suspension bridges.
Why it is included
It represents local engineering, everyday movement and the importance of river crossings to Inverness’s urban form.
What to notice
- The lattice pylons and cast-iron bases.
- The curve of the suspension cables and rhythm of the hangers.
- Views upstream and downstream that place the bridge in the wider river corridor.
Reading the surroundings
The bridge is a public pedestrian route but can close temporarily for maintenance, flood-control work or safety reasons. Check local notices and use a route appropriate to current conditions.
Timeline
- Built 1880–1881 C.
- Present Public pedestrian crossing over the River Ness.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Historic sources differ slightly over contractor attribution; the HES record names Manners as engineer and the Highland record associates the work with Rose Street Foundry.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Greig Street Footbridge, LB35248 — Designation category, mapped location, construction phases, fabric, authorship and architectural interest.
- Highland Historic Environment Record: Greig Street suspension bridge — Local engineering history, public-footbridge function, map context and supporting references.
- Highland Council: Greig Street Bridge notice — Council confirmation of the crossing’s continuing public and flood-management role.
Location
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