Ballachulish Bridge
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The Ballachulish Bridge is a bridge in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

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It crosses a narrows between South Ballachulish (Argyll) and North Ballachulish (Inverness-shire) on the main [A82] west coast road between Glasgow and Inverness. It opened in 1975, replacing the Ballachulish ferry.

Its design was not to everyone's taste, neither was its peppermint green colour. It became nicknamed "King Kong
King Kong
King Kong is a fictional character, a giant movie monster resembling a gorilla, that has appeared in several movies since 1933. These include the groundbreaking 1933 movie, the film remakes of 1976 and 2005, as well as various sequels of the first two films...

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