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South Portland Street Suspension Bridge

South Portland Street Suspension Bridge

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South Portland Street Suspension Bridge

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Location: Laurieston, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Bridges of the Clyde loop from Glasgow Central

9.40km

02:25

40m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. The River Clyde loop to Polmadie Bridge from St Enoch — Glasgow

6.29km

01:37

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. George Square – Glasgow Cathedral loop from Cowcaddens

10.5km

02:45

80m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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August 1, 2023

South Portland Street Suspension Bridge was completed in 1853. The deck and cables have been replaced several times since the construction, but the towers have remained original and are therefore the oldest bridge structure across the Clyde.

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March 11, 2022

The South Portland Street Suspension Bridge is a suspension-type footbridge across the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland linking the City Centre on the north side to the Laurieston and Gorbals districts on the south side.

View looking south on the bridge, showing cables
The bridge, made from wrought iron with arched sandstone towers at either end, has a suspension span of 414 ft;[1] the bridge deck is 13 ft wide. It was built between 1851 and 1853, replacing a temporary wooden bridge on the same site (used from 1832 to 1846) designed by Robert Stevenson.[1][2] Its structure was modified in 1871 and it has been refurbished on several further occasions, including repair work by Sir William Arrol & Co. in 1926.[1]

The bridge is so named due to being the continuation of South Portland Street in Laurieston; however it is perpendicular to the better-known Carlton Place[3] (a well-preserved cobbled street of Georgian terraces dating from the early 1800s) and so is sometimes known as Carlton Place Bridge or simply Glasgow Suspension Bridge although there is another bridge of this type upstream nearby

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Location: Laurieston, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

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South Portland Street Suspension Bridge

1. Bridges of the Clyde loop from Glasgow Central

2. The River Clyde loop to Polmadie Bridge from St Enoch — Glasgow

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