B856

The A890 (former B856) crossing the River Carron

The B856 was the short stretch of road linking the A890 (former B855) at Strathcarron Junction with Strathcarron Station, crossing the River Carron and ending at the station on the north west side of the railway line. There are, however, some differences in exactly where the B856 ended. The original MOT map shows it stopping at the junction with Railway Terrace, while by 1947 the OS One Inch sheet shows it stopping at the level crossing. Later one inch sheets suggest it stopped back at the junction, while a small scale map suggests that it swept around the back of the hotel into the station yard.

The A890, and B855 before it, originally crossed Loch Carron, via a ferry at Stromeferry, continued through Lochcarron and on to the A832 at Achnasheen. It was diverted onto a new road along the South shore of Loch Carron built in 1970, removing the need for a ferry crossing. This new road took over the entire length of the B856, and apart from having been widened in places, the road still follows the same line.

The 1922 MOT Road List defines this route as: Branch to Strathcarron Station