Connel Bridge and the Falls of Lora © Gordon Brown cc-by-sa/2.0

2014

NM9134 : Connel Bridge and the Falls of Lora

taken 10 years ago, near to Connel, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

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Connel Bridge and the Falls of Lora

When built in 1903, this cantilever rail bridge was exceeded in span in the UK only by the Forth Rail Bridge. The bridge was converted to dual rail/road use in 1913 and then the rail line was closed in 1966; currently road users have total use (single track governed by traffic lights). The tidal race it spans, the Falls of Lora, are in fine form here at near low tide as Loch Etive empties through the narrow gap spanned by the bridge.

Geographical Context: Coastal Roads, Road transport Railways Estuary, Marine Primary Subject: Bridge

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Loch Etive [49] · Road Bridge [35] · Loch Etive at the Falls of Lora [25] · Road and Rail [10] · Near [6] Title Clusters: · Connel Bridge and the Falls of Lora [3] ·

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Grid Square: NM9134, 254 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Gordon Brown (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 23 November, 2014 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 23 November, 2014
Subject Location: OSGB36: NM 9111 3449 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:27.3683N 5:23.4974W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NM 9100 3437
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)