King's Bridge, Glasgow

King's Bridge, which carries the A74, is the second such structure crossing the river at that point. The original was wooden and completed in 1901, opening on the same day as the original Polmadie Bridge nearby.Glasgow, Glasgow Green, Former Bridge, Canmore The current, wider version was built in 1933 and has four 21-metre spans containing a series of rivetted steel plate girders which support the reinforced concrete bridge deck.Glasgow, Glasgow Green, King's Bridge, Canmore With deep foundations, the piers divide at low level to create the arches. The bridge is a low-level bridge and was built by the Sir William Arrol & Co. firm to a design by TPM Somers.The Sir William Arrol Collection, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, 1998

See also List of bridges in Scotland

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