The incredible A-road with a stunning 276m bridge | Tech News

An incredible A highway with stunning surroundings and an epic 276-meter bridge has been named among the many best for views in Britain. The A894 begins at Skiag Bridge, in Sutherland within the Scottish Highlands, beside the picturesque freshwater Loch Assynt.

It then ascends alongside Skiag Burn (Allt na Sgiathaig) and on to awe-inspiring landscapes, together with the barren magnificence of Assynt, well-known for its mountain ranges. Some of essentially the most spectacular peaks embody Suilven, Canisp and Quinag. The Telegraph included the route among the many high 10 most scenic A roads within the nation, describing it as a “road to savour, with detours to the Eas a’Chual Aluinn waterfall (Britain’s highest) and brilliant walks in the Quinag mountain range”.

The route, which stretches 23 miles, ends at Sutherland’s Laxford Bridge.

A spotlight of the A highway is Kylesku Bridge, described by the outlet as “possibly the most photogenic” within the nation.

The placing construction, formally identified by its Gaelic title Drochaid a’ Chaolais Chumhaing, is a concrete box girder bridge which bends over Caolas Cumhann, the channel connecting Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendhu.

Construction on the bridge started in 1982, and it was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II two years later.

Historic Environment Scotland has labeled the bridge as a Category A construction, acknowledging its design as “visually striking and technically innovative”.

It acquired the designation in 2019, with Elizabeth McCrone, Head of Designations at HES, saying on the time: “Drochaid a’ Chaolais Chumhaing / Kylesku Bridge is one of Scotland’s most architecturally distinguished bridges of the second half of the twentieth century, and is among the most outstanding of its type in the country.

“As well as its architectural significance, the bridge is also an emotive and poignant reminder of the modernisation such civil engineering projects brought to remote areas of the Highlands, and the subsequent impact they had on traditional ways of life.

“Today, the significance of Drochaid a’ Chaolais Chumhaing / Kylesku Bridge is reflected in its growing status as tourist attraction along the North Coast 500 route, and we’re delighted to recognise its national importance with Category A status.”

The A894 is half of the North Coast 500, a fabulously photogenic 516-mile scenic route on the north coast of Scotland which begins and ends at Inverness Castle.