General Information
| Completion: | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with fan system Swing bridge |
|---|---|
| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 55° 51' 31.08" N 4° 17' 21.10" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length of movable section | 88 m |
Materials
| pylon |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck |
steel
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Bell's Bridge is a pedestrian bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Constructed in 1988 to coincide with the Glasgow Garden Festival, it allowed pedestrians to cross from the main exhibition site to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre on the other side of the river.
The northern stub of the bridge is supported only by the quay, whereas the majority of the bridge consists of a cable-stayed span which can rotate through 90 degrees, providing two lanes of passage for river traffic either side. It is named for the Arthur Bell & Sons whisky company, who sponsored ist construction. The bridge was designed by Sir William Arrol & Co. And constructed by John Young and Company (Kelvinhaugh) Ltd.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Bell's Bridge" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2014): Bell's Bridge Refurbishment. Presented at: Footbridge 2014 - Past, Present & Future, London, 16-18 July 2014.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20026271 - Published on:
19/02/2007 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
