Kylesku Bridge
The Kylesku Bridge is a distinctively curved concrete box girder bridge in northwest Scotland that crosses Caolas Cumhann; the channel that connects Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendhu with Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin in Sutherland.Photo: Geoff Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Highland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Drochaid a‘ Chaolais Chumhaing” and “Drochaid a‘ Chaolais Chumhaing”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kylesku and Kylestrome.
Kylesku
Hamlet
Photo: Reboelje, Public domain.
Kylesku is a fishing hamlet in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. Until 1984, it was the site of a free ferry. It takes its name from Caolas Cumhann, Gaelic for "narrow strait", which is the channel just to the west of the village that connects Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendubh to Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin.
Kylestrome
Hamlet
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kylestrome is a village on the north shore of Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, 2 miles northwest of Unapool, in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Achfary
Village
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achfary is a hamlet in the Scottish council area of Highland. To the east of the village lies Loch nan Ealachan. It is owned by the Grosvenor Estate and is renowned for its unusual black and white telephone box, erected in the 1960s. Achfary is situated 5 miles northeast of Kylesku Bridge.
Kylesku Bridge
- Categories: road bridge, box girder bridge, and transportation
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.2569° or 58° 15′ 25″ northLongitude
-5.02405° or 5° 1′ 27″ westOpen location code
9CCP7X4G+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 670919443OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q6451568
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Kylesku Bridge” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى كيليسكو”
- German: “Drochaid a’ Chaolais Chumhaing”
- German: “Kylesku Bridge”
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