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Lewis, Tolstadh, B895/heritage Trail, Garry Bridge

Road Bridge (20th Century)

Site Name Lewis, Tolstadh, B895/heritage Trail, Garry Bridge

Classification Road Bridge (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) North Of Tolsta

Canmore ID 238262

Site Number NB55SW 35

NGR NB 53127 50176

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/238262

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  • Council Western Isles
  • Parish Stornoway
  • Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
  • Former District Western Isles
  • Former County Ross And Cromarty

Recording Your Heritage Online

A symbol of Leverhulme's failed vision is the Bridge spanning a deep gully of the Abhainn Geiraha beyond North Tolsta. This impressive ferroconcrete structure is the support for a road that goes nowhere, the plan to link Stornoway with Ness still an unfulfilled dream.

Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

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