Glasgow, Great Western Road, Great Western Bridge
Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, Great Western Road, Great Western Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Great Western Road, First Bridge; Great Western Road Bridge; Kelvin Bridge; River Kelvin
Canmore ID 277512
Site Number NS56NE 4891
NGR NS 5746 6697
NGR Description NS c. 5746 6697
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/277512
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS56NE 4891 c. 5746 6697
For second and third (current) bridges at this location, see NS56NE 4892 and NS56NE 1035 respectively.
This bridge [the third bridge: NS56NE 1035] replaced a three-arch stone high-level bridge [the second bridge: NS56NE 4892] (opened in 1840), which was itself a replacement of a three-arch low level bridge; both survived until the construction of the new bridge [NS56NE 1035].
J R Hume 1974.
The first bridge at this location was built in 1825, and proved effectively promoted development around the Kelvin. Approached over poor roads, it was a low-level construction, the roadway being only 14ft [4.3m] above the river bed. It was a roughly-built four-arched masonry structure, and only 16ft [4.9m] wide.
(The published photographs shows this bridge curving under the second bridge).
D Boyce 1996.
This bridge formerly carried Great Western Road across the River Kelvin, which here forms the boundary between the parishes of Govan (to the W) and Glasgow (to the E). The location cited is essentially tentative.
Together with the second bridge, this structure was demolished during the construction of the present bridge.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 December 2005.
