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The '''Uddingston Viaduct''', otherwise known as the '''Clyde Viaduct''' (one of two of the latter name), carries the railway line to [[Glasgow]] over the [[River Clyde]] on three elegant iron spans outside [[Uddingston]], [[Lanarkshire]]. It was built in 1848 for the Caledonian Railway Company, to carry their Uddingston to Glasgow line.
 
The bridge is a 3-span segmental-arched viaduct in cast-iron. Each arch features 4 solid ribs tied by wrought-iron bracing and with open lattice spandrels. The piers are in bull-faced red sandstone ashlar with polished ashlar band courses and dividing arches. A later three-span N-truss bridge in steel girders was built alongside in 1903.<ref>{{canmore|163551|Uuddingston, Clyde Viaduct|cat=A}}</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 21:29, 24 September 2024

Uddingston Viaduct
Lanarkshire
Location
Crossing: River Clyde
Location
Grid reference: NS68806088
Location: 55°49’24"N, 4°5’45"W
Structure
History
Built 1848
Information

The Uddingston Viaduct, otherwise known as the Clyde Viaduct (one of two of the latter name), carries the railway line to Glasgow over the River Clyde on three elegant iron spans outside Uddingston, Lanarkshire. It was built in 1848 for the Caledonian Railway Company, to carry their Uddingston to Glasgow line.

The bridge is a 3-span segmental-arched viaduct in cast-iron. Each arch features 4 solid ribs tied by wrought-iron bracing and with open lattice spandrels. The piers are in bull-faced red sandstone ashlar with polished ashlar band courses and dividing arches. A later three-span N-truss bridge in steel girders was built alongside in 1903.[1]

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References


Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde
Pipe bridge Aerial ropeway Haughhead Bridge Uddingston Viaduct Uddingston Footbridge David Livingstone Memorial Bridge Pipe bridge