King's Bridge, Glasgow
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| King's Bridge | |
| Lanarkshire | |
|---|---|
 King's Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Carrying: | A74 road |
| Crossing: | River Clyde |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS60016378 |
| Location: | 55°50’49"N, 4°14’15"W |
| Structure | |
| No. of spans: | 4 |
| History | |
| Built 1933 | |
| Information | |
King's Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow and linking Hutchesontown to the west and Glasgow Green to the east near the city centre. It carries the A74 road.
The current King's Bridge is the second bridge to cross the river at this point. The original was wooden and completed in 1901, opening on the same day as the original Polmadie Bridge nearby.[1] The current, wider version was built in 1933 and has four 70-foot spans containing a series of rivetted steel plate girders which support the reinforced concrete bridge deck.[2] With deep foundations, the piers divide at low level to create the arches.
The bridge is a low-level bridge and was built by the Sir William Arrol & Co. firm to a design by TPM Somers.[3][4]
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References
- ↑ CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Glasgow, Glasgow Green, Former Bridge
- ↑ CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of King's Bridge, Glasgow Green
- ↑ King's Bridge: Glasgow City Council
- ↑ The Sir William Arrol Collection, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, 1998
| Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Union Bridge | Albert Bridge | St Andrew's Suspension Bridge | King's Bridge | Polmadie Bridge | Rutherglen Bridge | Shawfield Smartbridge |