Road Bridge Carrying A82 over River Oich, Fort Augustus
River Oich; New Bridge Of Oich; New Oich Bridge
Year built :
1934
Designer/builder :
Robert Bruce
Length :
7,6 + 18 + 7,6 m
Current use :
A82
Over :
River Oich
Type :
arch
Material :
reinforced concrete
Grid Reference.:
NH 3788 0927
Comments :
3-span reinforced concrete bridge faced with rubble masonry; tooled ashlar dressings. Wide shallow tooled ashlar arch flanked by smaller arch rings, also with tooled ashlar dressings. Triangular cutwaters rise as buttresses against spandrels; tooled rubble cope to parapet. [HER]
It was apparently built as part of a by-pass scheme around Fort Augustus village.