Look to your left for a slim, dark metal footbridge with hanging cables and lattice sides, stretching lightly over the River Ness.
This is Greig Street Bridge, Inverness’s own little thrill ride in iron and rivets. It’s a suspension footbridge from 1880 to 1881, designed by civil engineer C. Manners and built with help from the Rose Street Foundry. The whole thing cost about £1,400 back then, roughly £180,000 today (around $230,000), which feels like a bargain for a landmark that still has people grinning over it. Notice the stiff, criss-cross “warren” trusses along the sides, plus extra railings-because even Victorians knew pedestrians can get… enthusiastic.
And speaking of enthusiasm: local kids have long tested their courage by marching a third of the way out and jumping together. Do it right and the bridge answers back with a gentle wave-earning it the nickname “the Bouncy Bridge” to tourists’ absolute horror.
When you’re set, Old High St Stephen’s is a 3-minute walk heading northeast.
