Kylesku Bridge

Kylesku Bridge

Drochaid a' Chaolais Chumhaing
Coordinates58°15′26″N 5°01′26″W / 58.257318°N 5.023792°W / 58.257318; -5.023792
grid reference NC233330
CarriesA894, one footway
CrossesLoch a' Chàirn Bhàin (Caolas Cumhann)
LocaleKylestrome
Characteristics
DesignPrestressed box girder
MaterialConcrete
Total length276 m (906 ft)
Longest span79 m (259 ft)
No. of spans5
Clearance below24 m (79 ft)
History
Engineering design byOve Arup
Construction startAugust 1982
Construction cost£4 million
OpenedJuly 1984
Inaugurated8 August 1984
ReplacesKylesku and Kylestrome ferry
Location
Map

The Kylesku Bridge (officially known since 2019 by its Gaelic name Drochaid a' Chaolais Chumhaing[1]) is a distinctively curved concrete box girder bridge in north-west Scotland that crosses the Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin in Sutherland. It is listed as category A, the highest grade.

  1. ^ "Kylesku Bridge given A-list status and legal Gaelic renaming". www.thenational.scot. Retrieved 16 February 2019.