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View from NNE showing N pylon and deck with S pylon in background

SC 768365

Description View from NNE showing N pylon and deck with S pylon in background

Date 1970

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

Catalogue Number SC 768365

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Portland Suspension Bridge, Carlton Place, Glasgow This shows the bridge from the north-west, with the Clyde Street pylon on the left. The cleared area in the foreground is the site of a transit shed on the Custom House Quay, then recently demolished. The clear span is 126.2m. The deck of the bridge was strengthened in 1871 by Bell & Miller to take account of a number of accidents to suspension bridges, but the pylons, and most of the suspension chains are original. Extensive hard landscaping has taken place round the north pylon, so that this view cannot now been seen. This bridge was built in 1851 at the expense of the landowners of the parish of Gorbals to provide access to the city centre from new housing being built to the south of the river. The ironwork was designed by George Martin, engineer, and the masonry pylons by Alexander Kirkland. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H35/70/53/9

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/768365

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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