Glasgow Bridge
The Glasgow Bridge spans the River Clyde in Glasgow linking the city centre to Laurieston, Tradeston and Gorbals. Formerly known as Broomielaw Bridge, it is at the bottom of Jamaica Street near Central Station, and is colloquially known as the Jamaica Bridge.Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, carries the A77 road across the River Clyde
- Also known as: “Broomielaw Bridge” and “Glasgow Bridge, Glasgow”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glasgow Central Station and Caledonian Railway Bridge.
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 1,100 feet north of Glasgow Bridge.
Caledonian Railway Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Caledonian Railway Bridge is a bridge crossing the River Clyde at Broomielaw in Scotland. It is adjacent to Glasgow Central Station and has road bridges close to both sides: George V Bridge to the west and Glasgow Bridge to the east.
St Andrew’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew or Glasgow Metropolitan Cathedral is a Latin Catholic cathedral in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. St Andrew’s Cathedral is situated 1,000 feet east of Glasgow Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tradeston and Laurieston.
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.
Laurieston
Quarter
Laurieston is a district in the Gorbals area of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. It derives its name from James Laurie who, along with his brother, developed a large part of the district in the early 19th century.
Glasgow
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland on Clydeside in the Central Belt. Glasgow reinvented itself from the 1990s, one of the most successful examples in Britain, with a range of developments in industry, culture, cuisine and architecture.
Glasgow Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.85554° or 55° 51′ 20″ northLongitude
-4.25784° or 4° 15′ 28″ westNamed after
GlasgowOpen location code
9C7QVP4R+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 570557226OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q5566753
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Glasgow Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格拉斯哥桥”
- Dutch: “Broomielaw Bridge”
- Dutch: “Glasgow Bridge, Glasgow”
- German: “Glasgow Bridge”
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