Old Photograph Of Lochy Bridge Scotland

Old Photograph of a motorcycle and sidecar crossing Lochy Bridge, Fort William, Scotland. Lochybridge, also known as Victoria Bridge, spans the River Lochy on the northern edge of Fort William, providing the only real link to the town and beyond from the A830. Immediately to the east of the bridge, the A830 meets the A82 at the Lochybridge Junction. This crossing point of the River Lochy was originally established as the most important one by Thomas Telford when he was constructing his Highland Roads. The first road built, in 1805, as part of this commission was the Arisaig Road, which left the old military road at Lochybridge and headed west. However, Telford decided that a bridge at this location was not necessary, instead improving the ferry service across the river. Whilst the ferry may have been sufficient in the first instance, as the new road brought a lot more traffic that way a bridge slowly became essential.



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