Victoria Bridge (Glasgow)
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 '14 " N , 4 ° 15' 4" W.
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | inner city street | |
| Subjugated | Clyde | |
| place | Glasgow | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| Number of openings | 5 | |
| Longest span | 24.4-18.3 m | |
| building-costs | 46206 £ | |
| start of building | 1851 | |
| opening | 1854 | |
| planner | James Walker | |
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The Victoria Bridge is a road bridge in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. Furthermore, it is part of a category A monument ensemble together with various surrounding bridges.
history
In the late Middle Ages there was a wooden bridge at the site. After this had become dilapidated, Bishop William Rae ordered the construction of a stone bridge, the Stockwell Bridge, around 1340 . The 3.7 m wide bridge spanned the Clyde with eight arches. In 1777 the structure was extended by three meters and two additional arches were added on the north side. By 1845 the bridge had grown to a width of 10.4 m and a length of 126 m.
Around 1850 it was decided to build a new bridge. Today's Victoria Bridge was built between 1851 and 1854 to a design by engineer James Walker . The local entrepreneur William Scott carried out the work. The total cost was £ 46,206.
description
The masonry viaduct made of sandstone is faced with gray granite . It leads an inner-city street at the upper harbor on the south-eastern edge of the city center over the Clyde. The Victoria Bridge spans the river with five flat segment arches . At 24.4 m, the central arch has the largest span. Towards the outside, the arches are successively shorter in pairs at 23.2 m and 18.3 m. Pointed icebreakers protrude from the pillars .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Entry on Victoria Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Victoria Bridge in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database