Garvan Bridge

Garvan Bridge is a modern concrete bridge over the Garvan River which flows out on the south shore of Loch Eil near its head. The bridge has been built on a long sweeping bend that skirts along just above the high tide line. The river is one of the wider channels that the A861 crosses on its long route, and yet it is crossed by a single, slightly curved span. The roadway is single track, although as with many bridges built at a similar time, it has a wide pavement on the upstream side and so is almost wide enough for two-way traffic.

Old Bridge

Before the current bridge was built, the road previously ran further inland to cross the river, where it was narrower. The two approach roads are still in use to access properties, and a Google Street View shot from 2011 shows the abutments still stand, with what appears to be metal beams spanning between them, but no deck on the bridge. It is almost certain that the original bridge was a stone arch, and this shows later adaptation, but unfortunately no old records relating to the bridge have been found.