Which bridge in Scotland replaced the much loved ferry at the Kyle of Lochalsh?
Kyle of Lochalsh Kyle of Lochalsh Kyle of Lochalsh (from the Scottish Gaelic "Caol Loch Aillse", "strait of the foaming loch") is a village on the northwest coast of Scotland, 63 miles (100 km) west of Inverness. It is located on the Lochalsh peninsula, at the entrance to Loch Alsh, opposite the village of Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye. A ferry used to connect the two villages until it was replaced by the Skye Bridge, about a mile (2 km) to the west, in 1995. The village is the transport and shopping centre for the area as well as having a harbour
Kyle of Lochalsh line opened as Lochluichart. The deviation required about on stone-pitched embankments and in rock cuttings, a bridge over the River Conon and a bridge. In the 1960s the line was listed to be closed under the "Reshaping of British Railways" report; however it was reprieved and services continued. In 1970, British Rail wanted to close the line when Ross and Cromarty council voted to create a new £460,000 () ferry terminal at Ullapool (43 miles from Stornoway) replacing that at Kyle of Lochalsh (71 miles from Stornoway). In December 1971 it was reported that the costs of operating the line were