Caledonian Railway Bridge

The Caledonian Railway Bridge is a bridge crossing the River Clyde at Broomielaw in Scotland. It is adjacent to Glasgow Central station. First bridgeThe first bridge was built between 1876-1878 for the Caledonian Railway Company, and opened on 1 August 1879 It was engineered by Blyth and Cunningham and built by Sir William Arrol & Co. It consisted of wrought iron lattice girders linked at the top by a light arched lattice girder, and carried on a cast iron arch (visible in the photograph) over twin piers in the river. The piers are formed of cast iron cylinders sunk to bedrock and filled with concrete, and then extended above the river with Dalbeattie granite. The approach span over Clyde Place to the south was long, and over Broomielaw to the north of the river was long. The navigation spans were, and long. The bridge carried four tracks into the new Glasgow Central station. In 1966-1967, the girders and tracks were removed, leaving the pillars in the water, after resignalling meant it was no longer needed. Second bridgeThe current, second bridge was built in 1899-1905 during the expansion of Central Station, to a design by D. A. Matheson, chief engineer of the Caledonian Railway, Arrol and Co. was the contractor for this bridge as well.

The Caledonian Railway Bridge is a bridge crossing the River Clyde at Broomielaw in Scotland. It is adjacent to Glasgow Central station. First bridgeThe first bridge was built between 1876-1878 for the Caledonian Railway Company, and opened on 1 August 1879 It was engineered by Blyth and Cunningham and built by Sir William Arrol & Co. It consisted of wrought iron lattice girders linked at the top by a light arched lattice girder, and carried on a cast iron arch (visible in the photograph) over twin piers in the river. The piers are formed of cast iron cylinders sunk to bedrock and filled with concrete, and then extended above the river with Dalbeattie granite. The approach span over Clyde Place to the south was long, and over Broomielaw to the north of the river was long. The navigation spans were, and long. The bridge carried four tracks into the new Glasgow Central station. In 1966-1967, the girders and tracks were removed, leaving the pillars in the water, after resignalling meant it was no longer needed. Second bridgeThe current, second bridge was built in 1899-1905 during the expansion of Central Station, to a design by D. A. Matheson, chief engineer of the Caledonian Railway, Arrol and Co. was the contractor for this bridge as well.