Connel Ferry Bridge General view showing single cantilever span
SC 513988
Description Connel Ferry Bridge General view showing single cantilever span
Date 1977
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 513988
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Connel (Ferry) Bridge, Connel Ferry, Argyll This steel double cantilever bridge was built to carry the Ballachulish branch of the Caledonian Railway across a narrow point on Loch Etive, a long sea loch. It is the second largest cantilever bridge in Britain, after the Forth Bridge. This view shows the bridge from the south west. The main span is 152.5m long, and there are three concrete arched approach spans on each side. The bridge was built to carry both rail and road traffic. Since rail services ended in 1966 the bridge has been adopted as a road bridge, carrying the Oban to Fort William road, an important tourist route. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H77/70/5
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