Clyde Arc, Glasgow (Scotland) - Travel Guide
Take a tour of Clyde Arc in Glasgow, Scotland - part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
Designed to last 120 years, the Clyde Arc Bridge in Glasgow, Scotland has been standing since 2006.
Locally monikered the Squinty Bridge, this bridge accommodates 4 lanes of traffic as well as having a pedestrian walkway.
The bridge spans a total of 169 meters, crossing over the River Clyde at a pronounced angle.
Much of the bridge was built on a floating barge, while some pieces were constructed elsewhere and then shipped to the site.
The Clyde Arc is supposedly the first step in a regeneration project for the areas on either side of the river.
Its unique curved design has made for structural problems in the past, but it stands strong today.
[GB] Glasgow, 1 of 2: Erskine Bridge, Clyde Tunnel and Clydeside Expressway
Video starts on the A82 west of Glasgow, then crosses the river Clyde on the Erskine Bridge and again through the Clyde Tunnel, to enter Glasgow on the Clydeside Expressway
Clyde Walkway, Glasgow
A walk from the Anderson quay in the city centre to the SECC (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre) along the River Clyde. Passing under the Kingston bridge which carries the M8 motorway over the river and on to the site of the Clydeport mammoth crane and the Rotunda restaurant. Several new apartment blocks have been built and a new bridge, known as the Glasgow Arc has been constructed. Shot with the Panasonic Lumix FZ200 at ISO 100 throughout.
Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow (United Kingdom) - Travel Guide
Nature, art, history, and sports - all inside Glasgow's favorite park.
The regeneration of the River Clyde in Glasgow
From the article at
Crossing the Erskine Bridge over the River Clyde Glasgow Scotland UK
Sept 2016
Walking around Glasgow, River Clyde (South Bank)
A walk from Glasgow Sheriff Court along Clyde Terrace and Carlton Place to Glasgow Bridge
Squiggly Bridge Bridge River Clyde Glasgow Scotland
Tour Scotland video of the Squiggly Bridge on visit to Glasgow. The Tradeston Bridge is known locally as Squiggly Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge across the River Clyde in Glasgow which links the districts of Anderston, on the north bank, to Tradeston, on the south bank.
River clyde glasgow visit
The Clyde is formed by the confluence of two streams, the Daer Water (the headwaters of which are dammed to form the Daer Reservoir) and the Potrail Water. The Southern Upland Way crosses both streams before they meet at Watermeetings (grid reference NS953131) to form the River Clyde proper. At this point the Clyde is only 10 kilometres (6 miles) from Tweed's Well, the source of the River Tweed, and 13 kilometres (8 miles) from the Devil's Beef Tub, the source of the River Annan.
From there it meanders northeastward before turning to the west, its flood plain used for many major roads in the area, until it reaches the town of Lanark. On the banks of the Clyde, the industrialists David Dale and Robert Owen, built their mills and the model settlement of New Lanark. The mills harness the power of the Falls of Clyde, the most spectacular of which is Cora Linn. A hydroelectric power station still generates electricity here, although the mills are now a museum and World Heritage Site.
Catchment of the River Clyde
Tributaries of the River Clyde
Between the towns of Motherwell and Hamilton the course of the river has been altered to create an artificial loch within Strathclyde Park. Part of the original course can still be seen, and lies between the island and the east shore of the loch. The river then flows through Blantyre and Bothwell, where the ruined Bothwell Castle stands on a defensible promontory.
Past Uddingston and into the southeast of Glasgow the river begins to widen, meandering a course through Rutherglen and Dalmarnock. Flowing past Glasgow Green, the river is artificially straightened and widened through the centre, and although the new Clyde Arc now hinders access to the traditional Broomielaw dockland area, seagoing ships can still come upriver as far as Finnieston where the PS Waverley docks. From there, it flows past the shipbuilding heartlands, through Govan, Partick, Whiteinch, Scotstoun and Clydebank, all of which housed major shipyards, of which only two remain. The river flows out west of Glasgow, past Renfrew, and under the Erskine Bridge past Dumbarton on the north shore to the sandbank at Ardmore Point between Cardross and Helensburgh. Opposite, on the south shore, the river continues past the last Lower Clyde shipyard at Port Glasgow to Greenock where it reaches the Tail of the Bank as the river merges into the Firth of Clyde. At the mouth of the River Clyde there has been a significant issue of oxygen depletion in the water column.[1]
The valley of the Clyde was the focus for the G-BASE project from the British Geological Survey in the summer of 2010.
Glasgow City of contrasts
sights and sounds of Glasgow streets
Time Lapse - Glasgow Clyde
A view from Tradeston Bridge
Clyde ARC 4s & 8s Head, 2011 - GRC WO8+, CoxCam *HD*
This video is from Division 2 of Clyde ARC's Fours and Eights Head run on the river Clyde on Saturday 26th February, 2011. The helmet mounted GoPro 'CoxCam' gets the viewer into the Cox's seat as the Glasgow Rowing Club's Women's Open Eight crew fight the windy conditions on this 4 Km event.
Walking Over the Millennium Bridge, over the River Clyde, in Glasgow, Scotland
Hi there! This is a video of myself on a June day, yes June, walking over the Millennium Bridge, which runs above the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. As you can see, the weather wasn't the best. Hope you like it!
Speedboat on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland (6th August 2011)
Hi there! This is a quick video of a speedboat going along the River Clyde and going under the Clyde Arc Bridge. Hope you like it!
River Clyde Freezes Over 2010.mp4
Ice is seldom seen on the River Clyde at Glasgow, Scotland. So when extremely low temperatures were experienced in late December 2009 lasting well into January 2010 the resulting ice appeared over several days. This short video and few images give a flavour of what happened. Most material was shot on 9 January 2010.
Kelvingrove Park
A short video taken at Kelvingrove Park central Glasgow. Samples of fine Scottish architecture can be seen in the far distance. Central location on the film has the statue of Field Marshal Earl Roberts
Cycling Over the Bell's Bridge Above the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland
Hi there! This is a video of myself cycling over the Bell's Bridge, which runs above the River Clyde, in Glasgow, Scotland. It was pretty tricky filming this with one hand. Hope it turned out OK for you. More information on the Bridge can be found at the URL below...
Hope you like the video!
Glasgow's Squinty Bridge Cable Breaks - January 2008 (ver 1)
On 14 January 2008, the bracket supporting a main cable on Glasgow's Clyde Arc Bridge (known locally as the Squinty Bridge) failed causing the cable to crash down on to the bridge deck. The bridge was closed for many months while all the bridge cables and brackets were checked and repaired. This video tells the story of the failure and the repairs. It includes what I believe to be the first video taken after the failure - long before the TV or other media arrived on scene.
Clyde Trail set to bring colour to the city
Today #ClydesTrail was unveiled!
A series of 25 colourful Clydes have been created by school children, which will take pride of place right across the city during the Games.
Find out more:
Clyde Clipper Video
The Clyde Clipper is a vessel available for charter for Corporate functions, Weddings and Special Occasions.