How much did Dornoch Firth Bridge cost to build?
The Dornoch Firth Bridge is the 892 m prestressed concrete box girder bridge carrying the A9 trunk road across the Dornoch Firth between Tain and Dornoch in the Highlands of Scotland, designed and built by the Christiani-Morrison joint venture for the Scottish Office from 1989 and opened in August 1991 by the Queen Mother, replacing a detour of about 26 miles via Bonar Bridge. The Gazetteer for Scotland says it was built at a cost of 13.5 million pounds.
Final project cost
拢13.5 million
Approximately $23.81 million
Cost basis: 1991
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Final project cost1991
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthThe Gazetteer for Scotland
- 892 m
Project record
Opened or launched
scottish-places.info27 August 1991