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SABRE members conduct a structural survey of the bridge over the River Cluanie
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The new Cluanie Bridge on the old A87 to Loch Loyne
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Hadyn, Chris, James and Rob wait for the others to catch up.
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The former route of the A87 approaching Loch Loyne where there road is now underwater.
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Bryn, Paul and Kenny pass a culvert on Telford's route of the A87 between Tomdoun and Loch Loyne
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The old A87 at Loch Loyne: Looking back to the 'mainland' from the southern bridge.
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The sinuous former A87 snaking down towards Loch Loyne
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The North bridge on the old A87 across Loch Loyne
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Is half a bridge better than no bridge? The partially collapsed and now precarious northern bridge on the old A87 across Loch Loyne
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Is half a bridge better than no bridge? The partially collapsed and now precarious northern bridge on the old A87 across Loch Loyne
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The 'causeway' out to the North Bridge across Loch Loyne on the old A87
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A long straight climbing the gentle gradient away from Loch Loyne on the old A87
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The old A87 stretching away into the distance towards the crossing of Loch Loyne, from the slopes of Creag a'Mhaim
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The old A87 stretching away into the distance towards the crossing of Loch Loyne, from the slopes of Creag a'Mhaim
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The old A87 at Loch Loyne: The southern bridge from the Island.
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The old A87 at Loch Loyne: Fifty years under water, and it hasn't collapsed more!
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The old A87 at Loch Loyne: The northern bridge from the Island
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The old A87 at Loch Loyne: The northern bridge from the Island
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The old A87 at Loch Loyne: The northern bridge from the 'mainland'.
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The old A87 at Loch Loyne: The northern bridge from the Island
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The old A87 at Loch Loyne: The northern bridge and causeway from the 'mainland'.
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The old A87 Tomdoun - Loch Loyne: One of the bridges along the road
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Typical bridge on the northern section of the old A87
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Perhaps the largest bridge on the old A87 above Loch Loyne
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One of the smallest Culverts on the old A87
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The old A87 Tomdoun - Loch Loyne: The sharp junction at Tomdoun marking the start of the abandoned A87 route
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Left to Cluanie Lodge and right over the hills to Loch Loyne on the old A87
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The old A87 Tomdoun - Loch Loyne: The only Milestone to poke out of the snow!
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A relaxed milestone on the old A87 above Loch Loyne
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Another relaxed milepost on the old A87 above Loch Loyne
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The old A87 at Loch Loyne: Climbing up the hill at the start of the road to Cluanie after crossing the loch.
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The old A87 Tomdoun - Loch Loyne: One of only 3 passing places noted.
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The old A87 Tomdoun - Loch Loyne: Looking north from the summit of the route.
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The old A87 Tomdoun - Loch Loyne: A 200 year old retaining wall still doing its job.
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The old A87 Tomdoun - Loch Loyne: The road's 50 year old surface is still looking good, near Tomdoun.
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The old A87 at Loch Loyne: Looking across the loch to the Cluanie side.
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The old A87 Tomdoun - Loch Loyne: This bit of road is on an embankment across a small stream valley.
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The old A87 Tomdoun - Loch Loyne: One upon a time all Scottish roads looked like this!
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Strange surfacing where the large coarse stones appear to be in a top surface overlaying the much smoother surface seen in the centre of the road. On the A87 above Loch Loyne
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Drochaid Allt a' Chaorainn Mhòir

Underwater for half a century, and not looking any the better for that!

I took advantage of the prolonged drought of summer 2012 to walk out to this old bridge, normally inaccessible in the greatly expanded Loch Clunie which covered it in the 1950s.
 

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