Kelvinbridge
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Kelvinbridge is the common name of the Great Western Bridge, a cast iron road and pedestrian bridge located in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, built to carry the Great Western Road (A82) at a high level across the River Kelvin. Completed in 1891 by Bell & Miller, it replaced an older stone bridge (completed 1840), and has a similar design to the Partick Bridge crossing the same river, located a short distance to the south-west. It has been a Category A listed structure since 1986.
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- Instance of
- road bridge
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Material used
- cast iron
- Location
- Glasgow
- Image
- Great Western Bridge in Glasgow.jpg
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- postal code
- G4
- associated electoral district
- Glasgow North
- OS grid reference
- NS574669
- carries thoroughfare
- A82 road
- Commons category
- Great Western Bridge, Glasgow
- crosses
- River Kelvin
- historic county
- Lanarkshire
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Kelvinbridge is the common name of the Great Western Bridge, a cast iron road and pedestrian bridge located in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, built to carry the Great Western Road (A82) at a high level across the River Kelvin. Completed in 1891 by Bell & Miller, it replaced an older stone bridge (completed 1840), and has a similar design to the Partick Bridge crossing the same river, located a short distance to the south-west. It has been a Category A listed structure since 1986.
In the early 19th century, the first Great Western Bridge (1825) provided a crossing point across the boundary of the city and into the neighbouring burgh of Hillhead, which was incorporated into the city later. It was at a low level, whereas the second, larger bridge was built over a high span.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kelvinbridge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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