The Rutherglen Bridge or the Shawfield Bridge is a bridge which was built 1893–96, which crosses the

River Clyde The River Clyde ( gd, Abhainn Chluaidh, , sco, Clyde Watter, or ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third-longest in Scotland. It runs through the major cit ...

, in Scotland. It connects Shawfield, the most northerly district in the town of Rutherglen, and the south-side Glasgow district of Oatlands, with the Glasgow East End districts of Dalmarnock, Glasgow Green and Bridgeton. Bridgeton is in fact named after the first bridge at the site that was constructed in 1776 and designed by

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, which stood until 1890.Record and images for Old Rutherglen Bridge at Canmore.org.uk
/ref> The road is part of the Glasgow East End Regeneration Route running between the M8 and M74 motorways. The Glasgow side of the bridge is a convenient point for walkers and cyclists to join the Clyde Walkway or National Cycle Route 75 which share a tarmac path along the river at this point. It should not be confused with the nearby Dalmarnock Bridge which also connects Rutherglen to Dalmarnock, nor with a modern pedestrian 'Smartbridge' between Shawfield and Dalmarnock.

References

External links

* http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Parks_Outdoors/Heritage/HeritageTrails/ClydeBridges/rutherglenbridge.htm * http://www.localnewsglasgow.co.uk/tag/rutherglen-bridge/ * http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featuremap17488.html
Record and images for Rutherglen Bridge
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Painting of the Clyde at (old) Rutherglen Bridge, 19th century
by N. Dismarr, hosted at

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(work itself held at Hamilton Low Parks Museum)
Painting of (old) Rutherglen Bridge, 19th century
by Thomas Grant, hosted at

(work itself held at Hamilton Low Parks Museum) Bridges in Glasgow Bridges completed in 1896 Bridges across the River Clyde Buildings and structures in Rutherglen Bridgeton–Calton–Dalmarnock 1896 establishments in Scotland Road bridges in Scotland Transport in South Lanarkshire {{Glasgow-stub