- TITLE
- Dornie Bridge
- EXTERNAL ID
- HC_PLANNING_01_050_0364
- PLACENAME
- Dornie
- DISTRICT
- South West Ross
- OLD COUNTY/PARISH
- ROSS: Kintail
- PERIOD
- 1960s
- CREATOR
- T. Kenneth MacKenzie
- SOURCE
- The Highland Council Planning Department
- ASSET ID
- 13764
- KEYWORDS
- village
Dornie Bridge
loch

The ferroconcrete bridge pictured from Dornie, spanned Loch Long betwee Ardelve and Dornie, replacing a vital ferry link between Lochalsh and Kintail. The bridge was officially opened on Tuesday 30th April 1940 after years of debate in the community as to the necessity of a permanent structure. It had to incorporate an opening span to ensure that Loch Long remained a viable waterway, and on completion was 750 feet long, with a roadway of 16½ feet, and a walkway of 5 feet. It was supported by 15 reinforced concrete spans with a 40 foot clear waterway. Tolls came into effect on 1st May 1940, but were abandoned in 1946. The bridge was demolished and replaced with a much larger two lane structure by-passing the village of Dornie in 1991.