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Bow shaped bridge sails into view
01 Apr 2008
Although the original wooden bridges on the Forth and Clyde Canal – the world’s first man-made, sea-to-sea ship canal – swung open to allow tall-masted sailing vessels through, the shape of this bridge will be an elegant and permanent fixture.
The bridge is actually bow shaped and will carry foot passengers along a 100m crossing although the canal is only 25m from bank to bank. The bridge was commissioned by East Dunbartonshire Council, designed by Glasgow-based architects’ practice, The Miller Partnership and cost £800,000.
Designed to echo the look and feel of the bow of a boat, the new bridge forms part of the £12m transformation of Southbank into a new business and leisure park.
Providing pedestrian access to the 46-berth marina and office development currently being constructed as part of the regeneration of Kirkintilloch it will also contain almost 1,000 individual bulbs in an additional upper handrail which will glow in the dark, guiding pedestrians safely from one side to the other.
The project is being led by the East Dunbartonshire Development Company (EDDC) and part funded by Kirkintilloch’s Initiative (KI), a partnership between East Dunbartonshire Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
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