Bridge of Awe

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Bridge of Awe, near Taynuilt in Argyll. or also known as Drochaid Abha.

The origional Bridge of Awe was a three arch bridge, when the bridge was origionally constructed the work began in a very dry season and all was going well until a sudden flood swept the supporting timbers and stone away, the bridge was then sucessfully completed on the second attempt, and the date is believed to be 1756.

A new road bridge was built in 1938, being a single arch bridge of reinforced concrete stone construction is still used today as the main road to Oban from Dalmally

The old Bridge of Awe was then washed away in the January of 1992, when a storm had blown the roof off Inverawe Power station the evening before, therefore not allowing the excess water usually used by Inverawe to be taken down the tunnel, it had to go down the river and with the extra water and storms the river was full, and the gates at Awe barrage open wide, the bridge lasted most of the day and at approx 3-4pm the arch on the Awe side started to falter, one a piece was washed away the 2 arches soon went, one arch still remains on the Taynuilt side as it is slower flowing due to the island in the middle of the river.