Tradeston Bridge
| Tradeston Bridge | |
| Lanarkshire | |
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 Tradeston Bridge | |
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| Crossing: | River Clyde |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS58396483 |
| Location: | 55°51’21"N, 4°15’50"W |
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| History | |
| Built 2009 | |
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The Tradeston Bridge, colloquially known as the Squiggly Bridge,[1] is a modern pedestrian bridge across the River Clyde in Glasgow which opened on 14 May 2009.[2] It links the districts of Anderston (on the north bank) to Tradeston and the neighbouring district of Kingston (on the south bank): the aim of the bridge was to aid the regeneration of Tradeston by giving it a direct link to the city's financial district on the western side of the city centre.
The bridge was built in 2009, to a design prepared by Dissing+Weitling, a Danish architectural firm, with the engineers Halcrow Group. The bridge was built by BAM Nuttall.
It cost £7 million to construct and is used by pedestrians and cyclists: no motorised traffic is allowed upon it. The span is horizontally curved in an S shape with outward canting on both curves, hence its nickname.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Tradeston Bridge) |
- Broomielaw-Tradeston Bridge: Clyde Waterfront
References
- ↑ "Probe after man thrown from Glasgow's 'Squiggly bridge'". BBC News Scotland online. 19 January 2012. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16636119. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ Broomielaw-Tradeston Bridge: Glasgow City Counci
| Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde | ||||||
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| Bell's Bridge | Clyde Arc | Kingston Bridge | Tradeston Bridge | George V Bridge | Caledonian Railway Bridge | Glasgow Bridge |