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Glasgow, Carlton Place, Suspension Bridge View looking SSW along deck

SC 513941

Description Glasgow, Carlton Place, Suspension Bridge View looking SSW along deck

Date 1977

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 513941

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content South Portland Street/ Cartlon Place Suspension Bridge, Glasgow This bridge, of the flat-link type devised by Captain Samuel Brown, was constructed to replace a temporary wooden bridge built in 1833. The engineer was George Martin, and the masonry pylons were designed by Alexander Kirkland. This view shows the bridge from the mid-point, looking south. The stiffened deck was installed by Bell and Miller in 1870-1. At the same time the chains were lengthened so as to hang lower, further increasing the stiffness of the span. As can be seen, the bridge has two chains on each side, with alternate pairs of suspender rods from each chain. The pylons are in the form of triumphal arches. The clear span is 126m. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H77/65/8

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/513941

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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Collection Level (551 147) Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

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