2014

NN2281 : A82, Spean Bridge

taken 10 years ago, near to Spean Bridge, Highland, Scotland

This is 1 of 2 images, with title A82, Spean Bridge in this square
A82, Spean Bridge
A82, Spean Bridge
The village of Spean Bridge took its name originally from the Highbridge over the River Spean on General Wade's military road between Fort William and Fort Augustus. This is Telford's bridge, built in 1819, which carries the A82 over the river at the heart of the village.
The A82

The A82 runs from Glasgow to Fort William and Inverness, passing along the shores of Loch Lomond and Loch Ness and in the shadow of Ben Nevis along the way. The majority of the route is a trunk road and hence managed by Transport Scotland, who view the road as a vitally important link through the Scottish Highlands and beyond.

At 167 miles, the road is the second longest A-road in Scotland (after the A9) and along its route uses pieces of road first built in the 1750s.


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright David Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Roads, Road transport Road: A82 River: River Spean other tags: River Bridge Nineteenth Century 19th Century Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · A82 Bridge [18] · Road at Spean Bridge [17] · River Spean from Spean Bridge [14] · Village of Spean Bridge [8] Title Clusters: · A82, Spean Bridge [2] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
NN2281, 116 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 26 March, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 30 March, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NN 2219 8170 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:53.5477N 4:55.2389W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NN 2220 8172
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 59 times
You are not logged in login | register