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Posted: **Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:41 am**

HollowHorn wrote:
crusty_bint wrote:the pursuit of more bridges on the Clyde!

So, exactly how many Bridges are there spanning the River Clyde

It would be nice to have the types of bridge too. Photos of each Bridge would be even better

Now there's a poser HH, how many bridges span the Clyde? We know how many are in Glasgow (20 to save you counting :wink:

And 21 when the deck of the "Neptunes Way"/Tradeston/ bridge is complete), plus the Erskine bridge is 21(/22)... how many upstream of Dalmarnock tho?

(get yer Google Earth fired up there folx hehe)

Posted: **Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:23 pm**

Yep Neptunes way is canceld folks, cheaper designs to follow.

Sat 4 Mar 2006

A bridge too far over-budget
AMBITIOUS designs for a foot-bridge spanning the Clyde
have been abandoned by Glasgow City Council after it was discovered that they would come in unacceptably over-budget. million.This article: http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=328232006

Last updated: 04-Mar-06 01:49 GMT

Posted: **Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:56 pm**

I told you it would result in tired legs!

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:37 pm**

Is it just me, or does the post title - Clyde Bridges - sound like a film star from the 50s?

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:16 am**

His nephew Beau was in last week's episode of My Name is Earl.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:03 pm**

crusty_bint wrote:
HollowHorn wrote:
crusty_bint wrote:the pursuit of more bridges on the Clyde!

So, exactly how many Bridges are there spanning the River Clyde

It would be nice to have the types of bridge too. Photos of each Bridge would be even better

Now there's a poser HH, how many bridges span the Clyde? We know how many are in Glasgow (20 to save you counting And 21 when the deck of the "Neptunes Way"/Tradeston/ bridge is complete), plus the Erskine bridge is 21(/22)... how many upstream of Dalmarnock tho?

(get yer Google Earth fired up there folx hehe)

Crusty, upstream from Dalmarnock there is a few more, but
we seem to loose high definition google earth on the way to
Blantyre

Looking at the OS mapping site at present.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:18 pm**

The answer to how many bridges is in

Innes MacLeod and Margaret Gilroy, Discovering the River Clyde (Edinburgh: John Donald, 1997).

Avaialble used from Amazon for £1.99.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:25 pm**

Ronnie wrote:The answer to how many bridges is in

Innes MacLeod and Margaret Gilroy, Discovering the River Clyde (Edinburgh: John Donald, 1997).

Avaialble used from Amazon for £1.99.

Cheers for the info Ronnie, will have a look into that.
Oh, P.S. I hope Innes and Margaret took into account
the big bloody plank I put down as a footpath at
the rivers source :wink:

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:45 pm**

I was in a good position on Saturday morning to take some pictures of the centre section of the bridge being lifted into position...

Quite a feat of engineering!

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:50 pm**

Its a shame it looks so cheap

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:19 pm**

Posted: **Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:10 am**

Vladimir wrote:Its a shame it looks so cheap

A tad squinty into the bargain. Nice pics guys.

Posted: **Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:33 pm**

I think that bridge will look great when its finished myself

Posted: **Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:05 pm**

I just read be_happy's post that started off this thread back on the 01st May last year.

Superb post really informative. If anyone has not read it yet i would sincerely recommend it.

Posted: **Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:05 pm**

Maybe a daft question, is this new bridge going to be open to all ? Will it not be swamped with cars ?
I'm glad there's another road crossing, but it just seems so narrow.