Albert Bridge, Glasgow

Albert Bridge, looking towards the Glasgow High Court and Hope House.

Albert Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland near to Glasgow Green. The bridge, opened in 1871, links the Saltmarket in the city centre with Crown Street on the southside, is category A listed, and named after Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert.

History

Albert Bridge is the fifth bridge to be built on the site in Glasgow. The first bridge on the site was built in 1794 and was known as Hutcheson Bridge but was destroyed by flooding in 1795. A timber footbridge replaced it in 1803, and in 1834 a masonry arch bridge was designed by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson.^[1]

Prior to building the new Albert Bridge, a temporary bridge was built to maintain traffic flow.

Construction

Albert Bridge is founded on concrete piers and abutments filled with cast iron caissons, sunk some 86 ft below water level. Traditional masonry was rejected in favour of rivetted wrought iron elliptical arches, the largest of which spans 114 ft. The arch ribs are masked by cast iron spandrels adorned with the Royal coat of arms, the coat of arms of Prince Albert and those of various corporate bodies.

The bridge carries the eastern arm of the A8 across the River Clyde. It is two way with 2 lanes and it is complemented by the Victoria Bridge on the other side of the railway bridge, which is one-way northbound.

In 2013 a £2 million refurbishment plan was announced to bring the 140-year-old bridge back to it former glory.^[2]

References

↑ "Albert Bridge history". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
↑ "Albert Bridge refurbishment". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

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Next crossing upstream	River Clyde	Next crossing downstream
Pipe Bridge and Weir	Albert Bridge	City Union Bridge

River Clyde, Scotland

Administrative areas	South Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire City of Glasgow West Dunbartonshire Renfrewshire Inverclyde Argyll and Bute

Flows into	Firth of Clyde, then North Channel

Settlements (upstream to downstream)	Elvanfoot Abington Symington New Lanark Lanark Wishaw Motherwell Hamilton Bothwell Uddingston Cambuslang Rutherglen Glasgow Renfrew Clydebank Bearsden Old Kilpatrick Dumbarton Port Glasgow Greenock Helensburgh Gourock Dunoon

Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	Daer Water Potrail Water Duneaton Water North Medwyn River South Medwyn River Douglas Water Mouse Water River Nethan Avon Water South Calder Water North Calder Water Rotten Calder River Kelvin River Cart River Leven

Major bridges and Crossings (upstream to downstream)	Clyde's Bridge Wolfclyde Bridge Thankerton Bridge Hyndford Bridge Clydesholm Bridge Crossford Bridge Garrion Bridge Camp Viaduct Clyde Bridge East Kilbride Expressway Bridge Bothwell Bridge David Livingstone Memorial Bridge Uddingston Footbridge Uddingston Viaduct Haughhead Bridge Westburn Viaduct Clydeford Bridge Cambuslang Bridge Bogleshole Road Bridge Clydebridge Viaduct Auchenshuggle Bridge Cuningar Loop Footbridge Dalmarnock Bridge Dalmarnock Railway Bridge Shawfield Smartbridge Rutherglen Bridge Polmadie Bridge King's Bridge St. Andrew's Suspension Bridge Pipe Bridge and Weir Albert Bridge City Union Bridge Victoria Bridge South Portland Street Suspension Bridge Glasgow Bridge Caledonian Railway Bridge George V Bridge Tradeston Bridge Kingston Bridge Clyde Arc Bell's Bridge Millennium Bridge Clyde Tunnel Renfrew Ferry Erskine Ferry Erskine Bridge

Longest UK rivers Severn Thames Trent Great Ouse Wye Ure/Ouse Tay Spey Clyde Tweed Avon Nene Eden Dee

Coordinates: 55°51′09″N 4°14′50″W / 55.8526°N 4.2473°W / 55.8526; -4.2473

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