Auchenshuggle Bridge
Auchenshuggle Bridge (Achadh an t-Seagail - "the rye field" - in Gaelic) is a road bridge spanning the
History
The Bridge was built as part of the
The aim of the motorway extension was to relieve the heavily congested northern section of the M8 through the city centre and over the Kingston Bridge by allowing through traffic to bypass the entire city centre section of the M8, via the M74.
Construction
The Auchenshuggle bridge is a dual three-lane motorway bridge that carries both carriageways of the M74 over the River Clyde, located west of Fullarton Road junction. The single-span bridge is supported at each end by reinforced concrete supports, and the bridge deck (superstructure) is made up of steel box girder beams with reinforced concrete cast in place over the beams.
During construction of the bridge, engineers used the Europe's largest mobile crane to lift the superstructure into place.[2][3]
The new bridge was completed and opened in 2011. Its construction incorporates a footbridge under the motorway on the north bank of the river which allows the Clyde Walkway and National Cycle Route 75 to continue, as well as an identical footbridge on the south bank which would also accommodate any similar pathways built in the future, as was mooted in 2015.[4]
References
- ^ "M74 Motorway Completion". Road Traffic Technology. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Largest mobile crane in Europe". BBC. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Auchenshuggle Bridge takes shape as M74 motors on, Urban Realm, 15 June 2010
- ^ "Proposed New Cycle Route Revealed". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
External links
Media related to Auchenshuggle Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- Auchenshuggle Bridge over the Clyde - Painting of bridge by Colin Nairn
- Images of Auchenshuggle Bridge at Canmore.org.uk
