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03-APR-2008 DHouck

Snowbridge over River Kelvin

Glasgow, Scotland

The Snow Bridge, built around 1800 as part of the new
turnpike from Glasgow to Yoker, is probably the oldest
surviving river crossing downstream from the Kelvin Aqueduct
at Maryhill. Constructed in local cream sandstone (now ivy-clad),
this simple structure has three arches over the river and another,
smaller arch over the old Bunhouse Mill lade. It has long been
known as the Snow Bridge due to its central gates in the
parapet railings that enabled cleansing carts to dump snow into
the river after heavy storms.

Due to the tight curves of the approaches off Dumbarton Road,
the bridge was deemed unsuitable for the new tram network
implemented in the 1870s. Thus it was soon superseded by
Partick Bridge (built in 1878) and relegated to pedestrian
use within the new Kelvingrove Park.

from: Friends of Kelvingrove Park

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