Tour Scotland Travel Video Morning Drive To Kylesku Bridge North West Highlands

Tour Scotland morning travel video of a long road trip drive Kylesku Bridge on ancestry visit to the North West Highlands of Scotland. The bridge carries the non trunk A894 road across Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin between Unapool and Kylestrome. Designed by Ove Arup and built by Morrisons for the then Highland Regional Council, it was opened by the Queen in 1984, and is a concrete structure spanning the narrow entrance to the loch with a single main span. The bridge is built on a sweeping curve. Each pier comprises four inclined legs springing from two foundations, like four edges of a tetrahedron. Before the bridge was opened, a shuttle ferry ran across the narrow channel. In the 1960's the ferry was able to carry 4 cars, took 5 minutes to cross and was free. It operated from 9am until 9pm in the summer, and dusk in the winter months. For a small country Scotland boasts some of the most scenic roads in the world. This road is part of the North Coast 500, known as " Scotland's Route 66 " named one of the top coastal road trips in the world. History Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.

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