Erskine Bridge
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.
Erskine Bridge | |
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View of the Erskine Bridge from the south bank of the River Clyde | |
| Coordinates | 55°54′48″N 4°28′20″W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Clyde |
| Locale | Erskine, Scotland |
| Official name | Erskine Bridge (A898) |
| Maintained by | Transport Scotland |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Box girder bridge |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Total length | 1,321.87 m (4,336.8 ft) |
| Width | 31.25 m (102.5 ft) |
| Height | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Longest span | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| No. of spans | 15 |
| Load limit | 500 t (490 long tons; 550 short tons) |
| Design life | 120 years |
| History | |
| Architect | R.E. Slater |
| Designer | William Brown |
| Constructed by | Freeman Fox & Partners, W.A.Fairhurst and Partners, Christiani & Nielsen, Lehane, Mackenzie and Shand Ltd |
| Fabrication by | Fairfields-Mabey |
| Construction start | 1967 |
| Construction cost | £10.5 million |
| Inaugurated | 2 July 1971 |
| Replaces | Erskine Ferry |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | ~35,000 vehicles |
| Toll | Free |
| Location | |
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