St Andrew's Suspension Bridge
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| St Andrew's Suspension Bridge | |
| Lanarkshire | |
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 St Andrew's Suspension Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Type: | suspension bridge |
| Carrying: | Footpath |
| Crossing: | River Clyde |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS59966400 |
| Location: | 55°50’56"N, 4°14’18"W |
| Structure | |
| Length: | 220 feet |
| Type: | suspension bridge |
| History | |
| Built 1853-1855 | |
| Information | |
St Andrew's Footbridge is a wrought iron suspension bridge across the River Clyde in Glasgow, in Lanarkshire. It is 220 feet long and connects McNeil Street in Hutchesontown with Glasgow Green.
The bridge was built in 1854-1855 by the engineer Neil Robson to replace a ferry crossing, so as to enable workers from Bridgeton and Calton to reach factories in Hutchesontown.
The design incorporates supported by pairs of Corinthian columns, all in cast-iron, with a light lattice girder span supported by flat link chains.[1]
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| Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde | ||||||
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| Victoria Bridge | City Union Bridge | Albert Bridge | St Andrew's Suspension Bridge | King's Bridge | Polmadie Bridge | Rutherglen Bridge |