Historic bridges · Central Scotland
Erskine Bridge
Erskine Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Kilpatrick · 0.7 km
- Paid entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Erskine Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 55.9202°, -4.4616°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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The Erskine Bridge is a multi span cable-stayed box girder bridge spanning the River Clyde in west central Scotland. The bridge connects West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire and can be used by all types of motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. As well as crossing the Clyde, the bridge also crosses the Forth and Clyde Canal and the North Clyde railway line. A small part of Kilpatrick railway station is situated underneath the bridge at the north side. The bridge is part of the A898 road.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Erskine Bridge is a multi span cable-stayed box girder bridge spanning the River Clyde in west central Scotland. The bridge connects West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire and can be used by all types of motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. As well as crossing the Clyde, the bridge also crosses the Forth and Clyde Canal and the North Clyde railway line. A small part of Kilpatrick railway station is situated underneath the bridge at the north side. The bridge is part of the A898 road. On completion the bridge replaced the Erskine to Old Kilpatrick ferry service.
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Background
Architecture
The bridge was designed by William Brown (1928–2005), a structural engineer and bridge designer who specialised in suspension bridges. He was one of the principal designers at Freeman Fox & Partners (now Hyder Consulting) from 1956-85. Supervising engineer on the project was Oleg Kerensky and the architect on site was R.E. Slater. There were several firms who constructed the bridge between 1967-71. The structural engineering was done by Freeman Fox & Partners and the steel fabrication was completed by Fairfields-Mabey. W.A. Fairhurst and Partners (now Fairhurst) designed and oversaw construction of the concrete piers and foundations. Christiani & Nielsen, Lehane, Mackenzie and Shand Ltd…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9202, -4.4616
- District
- West Dunbartonshire
- Postcode
- G60 5EU
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dunbartonshire
- Established
- 1967
- Nearest railway station
- Kilpatrick — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.scotland.gov.uk
Sources
- osm: w530025887 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Erskine Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Erskine-bridge-south.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Erskine Bridge?
- Erskine Bridge is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G60 5EU).
- When was Erskine Bridge built?
- Built or established in 1967.
- Who owns Erskine Bridge?
- Erskine Bridge is owned by | maint = Transport Scotland.
- Is Erskine Bridge a listed building?
- Erskine Bridge is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Erskine Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Kilpatrick, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G60 5EU.