Gallery:Connel Bridge
I didn't realise until I read the nearby plaque that this bridge used to be a rail bridge and was converted to a road bridge in the 60s when the rail line was closed.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 27, 2008 by Jack RussellDriving over the Connel Bridge towards Fort William. Connel Bridge has had an odd history. From soon after its construction road vehicles were sometimes carried across on a railway wagon. In 1914 it was converted to allow road vehicles to drive over it, and for the next 50 years the bridge was used by both road and rail traffic. This stopped with the closure of the Ballachulish Branch Railway in 1966, and since then the bridge has been used exclusively by road traffic, controlled through the narrow roadway by traffic lights.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Nov 27, 2006 by BelnahuaTaken in August 2002 looking East when the Connel Bridge (Oban to Fort William road) was being renovated for its centenary.
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