The Bridge Inn (Ratho) 
The Bridge Inn (Ratho) is on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal.
Early plans of what would become the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal were drawn up by John Rennie in 1876 but problems with Sheffield Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1816. Expectations for stone traffic to Blackpool were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Northcester and Kings Lynn was destroyed by the building of the Wessford to Aberdeenshire railway in 1990. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal Society.

| Clifton Bridge No 17 | 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs | |
| Nellfield Bridge No 16 | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Bonnington Aqueduct | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Bonnington Island | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Ratho Field Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
| The Bridge Inn (Ratho) | ||
| Ratho Bridge No 15 | a few yards | |
| Ratho Winding Hole | ½ furlongs | |
| Gogar Moor Bridge No 14 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Jaw Bridge No 13 | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Gogar Burn Aqueduct | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
- Bridge Inn, Ratho — associated with this page
- Public House
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![Bridge Inn. The Bridge Inn is a popular restaurant, and offers canal cruises with dinner. The narrowboat moored beside the inn is 'Pride of Belhaven'. Compare with the same view in 1976 [[[3487]]] to see how the pub has been extended. [[[3052431]]] shows an intermediate stage of development. by Anne Burgess – 15 February 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/81/32/2813252_7cc934fb_120x120.jpg)




![The Bridge Inn at Ratho - 1978. Looking across the Union Canal, in the direction of Edinburgh. I think the boat was in use at that time as a function venue - parties would be wined and dined on a trip out and back to the aqueduct over the River Almond at Lin's Mill [[NT1070]]. The photo was one of a series taken to obtain a cub scout's 'photographer' badge, on the theme of transport. by Andrew Richardson – 25 February 1978](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/05/24/3052431_f8ca5ff1_120x120.jpg)
![Ratho. A historic shot of the Union Canal, built to link the Forth and Clyde Canal with Edinburgh, passing through the village of Ratho. The inn offers dinner on board a canal narrowboat.[[[2813252]]] is the same view 36 years later. by Anne Burgess – May 1976](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/00/34/003487_db40924d_120x120.jpg)







![Feeding the birds at Ratho. One of the Seagull Trust boats (see [[3561055]]) along with ducks and geese on the Union Canal, approaching the Bridge Inn. by Jim Barton – 25 September 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/67/12/3671206_6eb9adb5_120x120.jpg)














