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Glasgow, Lower Harbour, Finnieston Bridge
Road Bridge (21st Century)
Site Name Glasgow, Lower Harbour, Finnieston Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (21st Century)
Alternative Name(s) River Clyde; Finnieston Quay; Mavisbank Quay; Squinty Bridge
Canmore ID 277989
Site Number NS56NE 4912
NGR NS 57225 65031
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/277989
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Glasgow Arc, or Finnieston Bridge, 2002, Gillespies, with Halcrow, consulting engineers
Four-lane - two dedicated to public transport - fixed bridge, plus footpaths and cycle-ways, all suspended from a striking concrete arch.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Construction (2002)
Project (2007)
This project was undertaken to input site information listed in 'Civil engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' by R Paxton and J Shipway, 2007.
Publication Account (2007)
Downstream of Bell's Footbridge, there is a 426 ft long footbridge designed by the Babtie Group and completed in 2002 to serve the Science Centre with its innovative 100m high tower. The navigational opening is provided by twin leaf bascules each 17.4m long, operated hydraulically, which can be opened by remote control from Bell’s Bridge.
R Paxton and J Shipway 2007
Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' with kind permission of Thomas Telford Publishers.
