Bonnington Linn Footbridge

Bonnington Linn Footbridge
Lanarkshire
Location
Type:	Footbridge
Crossing:	River Clyde
Location
Grid reference:	NS88364064
Location:	55°38’47"N, 3°46’32"W
Structure
Type:	Footbridge
History
Information
Condition:	Impassable

Bonnington Linn Footbridge is a cast iron bridge in Lanarkshire which crosses part of the River Clyde above Bonnington Linn, a 30-foot cascade in the upper part of the Clyde Falls upstream of New Lanark.

The bridge was built in 1829 by Paterson of Carmichael, to replace a timber bridge here. It is a single-span, segmental-arch cast-iron footbridge, approx. 30 feet long and two and a half feet wide, spanning the Clyde from the east bank of the river to an island overlooking Bonnington Linn. It is constructed of two ribs, cast in three sections, morticed and bolted together.

In more recent times, the bridge has decayed: in 2007 it was reported that some of the decking, handrail and alternate balusters are missing.

References

• Bonnington Linn Footbridge: Buildings at Risk Register

The bridge from the river

Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde
Pipe bridge	Kirkfieldbank Bridge	Clydesholm Bridge	Bonnington Linn Footbridge	Hyndford Bridge	Clyde Bridge	Float Viaduct