South Portland Street Suspension Bridge
| South Portland Street Suspension Bridge | |
| Lanarkshire | |
|---|---|
 South Portland Street Suspension Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Crossing: | River Clyde |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS58916472 |
| Location: | 55°51’18"N, 4°15’20"W |
| Structure | |
| Main span: | 414 feet |
| History | |
| Built 1851 – 1853 | |
| Information | |
The South Portland Street Suspension Bridge is a Victorian suspension-type footbridge across the River Clyde in Glasgow linking the City Centre on the north side to the Laurieston and Gorbals districts on the south side.
The bridge was built between 1851 and 1853, replacing a temporary wooden bridge on the same site (used from 1832 to 1846) designed by Robert Stevenson.[1][2] Its structure was modified in 1871 and it has been refurbished on several further occasions, including repair work by Sir William Arrol & Co. in 1926.[1]
The bridge is of wrought iron with arched sandstone towers at either end, has a suspension span of 414 feet;[1] the bridge deck is 13 feet wide.
Names
As the name 'South Portland Street Suspension Bridge' implies, the bridge is the continuation of South Portland Street in Laurieston.
However because the bridge is perpendicular to the better-known Carlton Place,[3] (a well-preserved cobbled street of Georgian terraces dating from the early 1800s), it is sometimes known as Carlton Place Bridge. It is also called simply Glasgow Suspension Bridge, though there is another bridge of this type, St Andrew's Suspension Bridge, upstream nearby. Both the South Portland Street Suspension Bridge[4] and the buildings of Carlton Place[5] are Category A listed structures.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of South Portland Street Suspension Footbridge
- ↑ Robert Stevenson – Grace's Guide to British Industrial History
- ↑ "Carlton Place". http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSE01341. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ Clyde Street and South Portland Street, Suspension Bridge (Category A) - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)
- ↑ 40-61 Carlton Place and 16 Nicholson Street (Category A) - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)
| Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George V Bridge | Caledonian Railway Bridge | Glasgow Bridge | South Portland Street Suspension Bridge | Victoria Bridge | City Union Bridge | Albert Bridge |
