Kingston Bridge
The Kingston Bridge is a balanced cantilever dual-span ten lane road bridge made of triple-cell segmented prestressed concrete box girders crossing the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, carries the M8 motorway across River Clyde
- Also known as: “Kingston Bridge, Glasgow”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glasgow Central Station and Anderston railway station.
Glasgow Central Station
Railway station
Photo: Robinson3048, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glasgow Central, usually referred to in Scotland as just Central or Central Station, is one of two principal main line rail terminals in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow Central Station is situated 2,600 feet east of Kingston Bridge.
Anderston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anderston railway station serves Glasgow's financial district of Anderston and, across the M8 motorway, the housing schemes of both Anderston West and the Blythswood Court estate of the Anderston Centre. Anderston railway station is situated 1,400 feet north of Kingston Bridge.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Museum
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum owned by Glasgow City Council is a major art gallery and museum in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Kingston Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and Tradeston.
Kingston
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingston is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, from which the Kingston Bridge takes its name. Together with Ibrox, it forms one of the 56 neighbourhoods of Glasgow defined by Glasgow City Council for operational purposes.
Tradeston
Suburb
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tradeston is a small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde. The name reflected its role as a primarily dockland area with a large number of warehouses and wharves along the riverside were vessels would be unloaded.
Anderston
Suburb
Photo: Tomek Augustyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anderston is an area within inner Glasgow, Scotland. It is on the north bank of the River Clyde and forms the south western edge of the city centre. Established as a village of handloom weavers in the early 18th century, Anderston was an independent burgh of barony from 1824 until it was incorporated into the City of Glasgow in 1846.
Kingston Bridge
- Categories: cantilever bridge, road bridge, box girder bridge, and transportation
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.85586° or 55° 51′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.27021° or 4° 16′ 13″ westInception
June 26th, 1970Open location code
9C7QVP4H+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 570557223OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q6413473
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Kingston Bridge” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kingston zubia (Glasgow)”
- Basque: “Kingston zubia”
- Japanese: “キングストン橋”
- Spanish: “puente Kingston”
- Spanish: “Puente Kingston”
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