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SKYE BRIDGE
Built at a
cost of around £25million and opened to the public on 16th October,
1995, the Skye Bridge is one of the most controversial structures ever
erected in Scotland.
The bridge was one of the first private finance initiatives in Scotland
and was built by a consortium of Miller Construction, Dywidag
International and the Bank of America.
The consortium was then allowed to charge a toll for crossing the
bridge.
The cost (more than £10 per round trip ) proved unpopular with tourists
and locals alike, and the Scottish Executive bought the bridge - for
£27milion - in December 2004 and abolished the toll.
Hamish Haswell-Smith left Skye out of later editions of his book,
" The Scottish Islands", saying, "I must admit to
having misgiving about omitting Skye from a book on the Scottish
islands. But rules are rules and, having decided that a bridge destroys
insularity, there was no option.
