The David Livingston Memorial Bridge
Over the Clyde in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
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The David Livingston Memorial Bridge over the Clyde in Blantyre right next to the David Livingston Centre.
This is the latest of several bridges in or lose to this location. The original crossing a little upstream was by a small ferry and when the river was in spate the workers had to risk their lives or have a day off.
The original bridge was built in 1852 to let mill workers cross the river from Bothwell to the mills on the western bank, the original bridge (built by mill owner Henry Moffat and others) charged a toll for each pedestrian. To clarify that - the mill owner charged his workers to cross the river to get to their work in his mill Nice of him.
That bridge fell into disuse in the 1940s and was finally dismantled in 1952 and replaced by a different bridge that lasted from 1948 to 1999. This present structure was opened that same year, in 1999.
The weir upstream is now part of a hydro electric power station but was originally part of the water supply for the various cotton mills nearby.
The bridge is maintained by South Lanarkshire Council and can be accessed on foot or by bicycle.
In the third photo you can just catch a glimpse of a man salmon fishing downstream from the bridge. Shown in the fourth image in more detail.
This is the latest of several bridges in or lose to this location. The original crossing a little upstream was by a small ferry and when the river was in spate the workers had to risk their lives or have a day off.
The original bridge was built in 1852 to let mill workers cross the river from Bothwell to the mills on the western bank, the original bridge (built by mill owner Henry Moffat and others) charged a toll for each pedestrian. To clarify that - the mill owner charged his workers to cross the river to get to their work in his mill Nice of him.
That bridge fell into disuse in the 1940s and was finally dismantled in 1952 and replaced by a different bridge that lasted from 1948 to 1999. This present structure was opened that same year, in 1999.
The weir upstream is now part of a hydro electric power station but was originally part of the water supply for the various cotton mills nearby.
The bridge is maintained by South Lanarkshire Council and can be accessed on foot or by bicycle.
In the third photo you can just catch a glimpse of a man salmon fishing downstream from the bridge. Shown in the fourth image in more detail.
