Firth of Lorne framed by the Connel bridge Traditional Geocache
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Firth of Lorne framed by the Connel bridge
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This cache gives a great view through the bridge out our to the Firth of lorne and the Munroe of Mull.
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N 056 27.264 W005 21.943 provides an easy stroll to the cash along the shore of loch Etive,
The Connel Bridge stands astride Loch Etive where it narrows on its approach to the Firth of Lorne and the open sea. The name comes from the Gallic for rough water, the equivalent of today's name for the narrows: the Falls of Lora. A rocky shelf causes spectacular rapids here during parts of the tide cycle. These can be seen from either the village or the bridge.
Connel Bridge has had an odd history. From soon after its construction in 1903 road vehicles were sometimes carried across on a railway wagon. In 1914 it was converted to allow road vehicles to drive over it, and for the next 50 years the bridge was used by both road and rail traffic. This stopped with the closure ofthe Ballachulish Branch Railway in 1966, and since then the bridge has been used exclusively by road traffic, controlled through the narrow roadway by traffic lights.
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