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Dalserf, River Clyde, Garrion Bridge
Road Bridge (19th Century)
Site Name Dalserf, River Clyde, Garrion Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Lanark Road
Canmore ID 202321
Site Number NS75SE 65
NGR NS 79358 51032
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/202321
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Dalserf
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Hamilton
- Former County Lanarkshire
Desk Based Assessment (3 July 2017)
This 3-span segmental arched bridge was built in 1817 and opened in 1818 to carry the Edinburgh to Ayr turnpike. There is a date panel and inscription at its southern end. At the time it was the only dry crossing point over the River Clyde between Lanark and Bothwell. It was partly rebuilt in 1985 and in 2002 the New Garrion Bridge (S75SE 126) was opened 45m upstream to relieve the congestion that was largely the result of the old bridge being only a single carriageway wide. The completion of the new bridge saw a one-way gyratory traffic flow introduced, with traffic from the W bank of the river using the old bridge to access the E bank, and traffic from the E using the new bridge to travel W.
Information from HES Survey and Recording (AMcC) 3 July 2017.
