16 Bridges of Glasgow Blog


South Portland St Suspension Bridge (A-listed along with Calton Place on the south bank) was completed in 1853 :


Before the Sherriff Court was built  


(photo also shows, to the right of Victoria Bridge the Glasgow Central Mosque, A-listed, built 1984, it is Scotland's largest mosque:



The Smart pedestrian bridge is so called because it carries a range of power, IT and telecomms infrastructure to the nearby business parks.  Close by on Carstairs Street are the former Cotton Spinning Mill, built 1884-9, Cat B listed:



And the former Strathclyde Primary School, built 1903, now a Business Centre:



Here's an old photo of Dalmarnock Bridge, most of the housing has since been demolished:




To get to the final bridge you will go through the Cuningar Loop.   This has been redeveloped as a woodland park since the mid 2010s. It used to house several reservoirs which used to supply Glasgow's water before the Loch Katrine aqueduct was built.  The park includes the "Evolve" metallic sculpture, which ive renamed the "Mobot":


The footbridge where the Challenge ends was built in 2016, and links the Loop to the Legacy Village - the housing that was used as the Commonwealth Games Athletes Village in 2014.

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