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The original bridge was completed in 1772, and was designed by William Mylne and built by civil engineer John Smeaton. [1] Its seven-arch structure was honoured by Thomas Telford , the first president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, who replaced it in 1833 [ 2 ] with a design built by John Gibb & Son for £34,000.
The Clyde Arc (known locally as the Squinty Bridge) is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, connecting Finnieston near the SEC Armadillo and SEC with Pacific Quay and Glasgow Science Centre in Govan. Prominent features of the bridge are its innovative curved design, and that it crosses the river at an angle.
Glasgow Bridge may refer to: Glasgow Bridge, Glasgow over the Clyde sometimes known as Jamaica Bridge. Glasgow Bridge, Kirkintilloch, the site of the Roman Fortlet and bridge over the Forth and Clyde Canal. Glasgow Bridge, Missouri over the Missouri River adjacent to a rail bridge.
The road bridge was built as a swing bridge. It now allows road users on the A803 to cross the canal. [3] The bridge links Cadder and Kirkintilloch and has undergone repairs over the years. When the canal was closed, the water at the bridge was run through a culvert. The bridge was reinstated in 1990, for the re-opening of the canal.
The bridge is so named due to being the continuation of South Portland Street in Laurieston; however it is perpendicular to the better-known Carlton Place [3] (a well-preserved cobbled street of Georgian terraces dating from the early 1800s) and so is sometimes known as Carlton Place Bridge or simply Glasgow Suspension Bridge although there is ...
Victoria Bridge, Glasgow Looking over the bridge Victoria Bridge Silver Epergne gifted to builder William York, Esq. Hallmarked London, 1854. Victoria Bridge is a category A listed road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. [1] Victoria Bridge is the oldest surviving bridge in Glasgow, lying at the foot of Stockwell Street in ...
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The bridge was first proposed in 1945 as part of the Glasgow Inner Ring Road scheme. After feasibility studies were carried out, William Fairhurst was appointed consulting engineer for the design of the bridge and its approaches and on 15 May 1967 construction began; this was a joint venture between Duncan Logan (Construction) Ltd [4] and Marples Ridgway.