Bonnington Linn Footbridge
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| Bonnington Linn Footbridge | |
| Lanarkshire | |
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| 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.[1]
References
- ↑ Bonnington Linn Footbridge - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)
- Bonnington Linn Footbridge: Buildings at Risk Register
| Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipe bridge | Kirkfieldbank Bridge | Clydesholm Bridge | Bonnington Linn Footbridge | Hyndford Bridge | Clyde Bridge | Float Viaduct |