Lewis, Tolstadh, B895/Heritage Trail, Garry Bridge

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Roadbridge built circa 1920 for Lord Leverhulme, the beginning of an intended coastal road up the east flank of the island towards Ness. Ferro-concrete, an impressive design spanning a deep gully with a single 3-rib wide segmental arch, shallow-ramped roadway over is catilevered outwrds and carried on open arcaded spandrels; blank parapets. [HS] overall length 31 m, span of the arch 19 m, heigh 15 m, width of roadway 6,6 m, pavements each 1,0 m