Carmyle Viaduct
| Carmyle Viaduct | |
| Lanarkshire | |
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| Location | |
| Type: | Steel lattice railway viaduct |
| Crossing: | River Clyde |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS65566154 |
| Location: | 55°49’42"N, 4°8’52"W |
| Structure | |
| Type: | Steel lattice railway viaduct |
| History | |
| Built 1897 | |
| Information | |
Carmyle Viaduct, also known as Westburn Viaduct, is a disused railway bridge over the River Clyde between Carmyle in the suburbs of Glasgow (on the north side) and Westburn (by Cambuslang) on the south side, all in Lanarkshire. It is built of a steel lattice frame with sandstone pillars and has three main spans over the water.
The bridge was constructed in 1897[1] as part of the Glasgow Central Railway between Carmyle and Newton stations and linked to the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway.
A further connection towards Kirkhill on the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway was made in 1904. The passenger train services using the bridge ended in 1964, although freight services, mostly serving Clydebridge Steelworks and Clyde Iron Works, continued until 1983 when those facilities ceased operating.[2]
The bridge was officially closed and fenced-off, although for some years it was still accessible to pedestrians determined enough to overcome the barriers. After gang disorder involving youths from Westburn and Carmyle escalated into serious violence in 2012,[3][4] the barriers were further reinforced to prevent the bridge being used by the youths to approach their rivals’ territory.
Between 2013 and 2015 a project to add illumination to the bridge developed with input by pupils from local schools (Bannerman, Trinity and Cathkin High Schools) in an effort to build bonds between the communities on either side of the bridge.[5][6]
In early 2021, Sustrans Scotland announced a project to refurbish the bridge as a walking and cycling route across the river, inviting consultation from locals[7][8] (with some residents on both sides objecting to the plans due to the recent history of violence associated with the route being accessible to rival youths).[9]
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References
- ↑ CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Carmyle Railway Viaduct
- ↑ Westburn (Carmyle) Viaduct, Forgotten Relics, 2017
- ↑ "Police swoop to arrest thugs as young as 13 after brutal gang battle". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. 16 May 2012. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-swoop-to-arrest-thugs-as-young-877999. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ "Teenagers arrested as police crack down on gangs". Evening Times. 16 May 2012. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/13234017.EXCLUSIVE_We_join_police_on_early_morning_raid_as_four_youths_are_picked_up_after_a_vicious_gang_fight_in_Carmyle_TEENAGERS_ARRESTED_AS_POLICE_CRACK_DOWN_ON_GANGS/. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ "New lighting scheme for disused bridge". Evening Times. 13 March 2015. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/13304055.New_lighting_scheme_for_disused_bridge/. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ "'Linked Via Light' - Westburn Viaduct". https://sites.google.com/site/linkedvialight2/. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ Carmyle-Westburn Viaduct | Bridging the Gap, Sustrans Scotland, February 2021
- ↑ New project could see walking and cycling link created for Carmyle - Westburn bridge, Niki Tennant, Daily Record, 5 February 2021
- ↑ "Fears viaduct plan between Westburn and Carmyle will spark gang violence". Daily Record. 17 March 2021. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/fears-viaduct-plan-between-westburn-23744481.
| Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde | ||||||
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| Bogleshole Road Bridge | Cambuslang Bridge | Clydeford Bridge | Carmyle Viaduct | Pipe bridge | Aerial ropeway | Haughhead Bridge |