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'''Clyde Bridge''' by [[Carstairs]] in [[Lanarkshire]] carries a local road over the young [[River Clyde]]. | '''Clyde Bridge''' by [[Carstairs Junction]] in [[Lanarkshire]] carries a local road over the young [[River Clyde]]. | ||
The bridge seen today is a narrow, single-span steel bridge of 'delta' design, opened in 2024. The new bridge replaces an older bridge, built in 1912: the 1912 bridge was placed under weight restrictions from 1956 and closed to traffic and pedestrians in August 2018 for safety reasons, due to severe structural defects.<ref>'[https://www.southlanarkshireview.scot/news/article/2181/Locals_to_benefit_as_new_bridge_opens Locals to benefit as new bridge opens]': South Lanarkshire Review 22 April 2024</ref> | The bridge seen today is a narrow, single-span steel bridge of 'delta' design, opened in 2024. The new bridge replaces an older bridge, built in 1912: the 1912 bridge was placed under weight restrictions from 1956 and closed to traffic and pedestrians in August 2018 for safety reasons, due to severe structural defects.<ref>'[https://www.southlanarkshireview.scot/news/article/2181/Locals_to_benefit_as_new_bridge_opens Locals to benefit as new bridge opens]': South Lanarkshire Review 22 April 2024</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:10, 10 October 2024
| Clyde Bridge | |
| Lanarkshire | |
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| Location | |
| Type: | Road bridge |
| Carrying: | Pettinain Road |
| Crossing: | River Clyde |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS95624447 |
| Location: | 55°40’57"N, 3°39’42"W |
| Structure | |
| Length: | 295 feet |
| Type: | Road bridge |
| Design: | Steel delta bridge |
| History | |
| Built 2024 | |
| Information | |
Clyde Bridge by Carstairs Junction in Lanarkshire carries a local road over the young River Clyde.
The bridge seen today is a narrow, single-span steel bridge of 'delta' design, opened in 2024. The new bridge replaces an older bridge, built in 1912: the 1912 bridge was placed under weight restrictions from 1956 and closed to traffic and pedestrians in August 2018 for safety reasons, due to severe structural defects.[1]
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References
- ↑ 'Locals to benefit as new bridge opens': South Lanarkshire Review 22 April 2024
- 'Long-awaited £7.4M single-span 90m road bridge near Carstairs completed- - New Civil Engineer 6 June 2024
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| Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clydesholm Bridge | Bonnington Linn Footbridge | Hyndford Bridge | Clyde Bridge | Float Viaduct | Thankerton Bridge | Wolfclyde Bridge |