Stonebyres Bridge
| Stonebyres Bridge | |
| Lanarkshire | |
|---|---|
 Stonebyres Power Station and the bridge | |
| Location | |
| Crossing: | River Clyde |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS84934418 |
| Location: | 55°40’39"N, 3°49’53"W |
| Structure | |
| History | |
| Information | |
The Stonebyres Bridge is a concrete bridge over the River Clyde serving the Stonebyres Power Station on the east bank of the Clyde, in Lanarkshire.
The river here flows through an area of outstanding natural beauty, apart from the carbuncular power station, where the Clyde passes through a steep-sided valley, surrounded by woodland, and containing three large waterfalls.[1] The landscape has been a tourist attraction since the early 1700s, when Bonnington Pavilion, which was also known as the Hall of Mirrors was constructed, overlooking the Corra Linn waterfall. By the 1830s, it had become part of a network of riverside walks, cut through the woodland, to enable visitors to appreciate the grandeur of the river.[2]
Downstream a cast-iron footbridge linked the right bank of the Clyde to an island, enabling visitors to view the Bonnington Linn waterfall more easily. It was manufactured by Paterson of Carmichael in 1829.[3]
References
- ↑ New Lanark, Mill No 3 (Category A) - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)
- ↑ Corra Linn, Bonnington Pavilion (Category A) - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)
- ↑ Bonnington Linn footbridge (Category B) - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)
| Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton-Lockhart Bridge | Crossford Bridge | Crossford Suspension Bridge | Stonebyres Bridge | Bonnington Weir Bridge | Pipe bridge | Kirkfieldbank Bridge |