Bell's Bridge

Bell's Bridge
Bell's Bridge
	Bell's Bridge, viewed upstream of the Millennium Bridge
Coordinates	55°51′31.4″N 4°17′21.1″W / 55.858722°N 4.289194°W
Carries	7
Crosses	River Clyde
Locale	Glasgow
Preceded by	Clyde Arc
Followed by	Millennium Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Swing
History
Built	1988
Location
	Interactive map of Bell's Bridge

Bell's Bridge is a pedestrian bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. A swivelling swing bridge, it was constructed in 1988 to coincide with the Glasgow Garden Festival, it allowed pedestrians to cross from the main exhibition site to the SEC Centre on the other side of the river.^[1]

The northern stub of the bridge is supported only by the quay,^[2] whereas the majority of the bridge consists of a cable-stayed span which can rotate through 90 degrees, providing two lanes of passage for river traffic either side.^[1] It is named for the Arthur Bell & Sons whisky company, who sponsored its construction. The bridge was designed by Sir William Arrol & Co. and constructed by John Young and Company (Kelvinhaugh) Ltd.^[3]

References

1 2 "Bell's Bridge - 1988". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Glasgow, Lower Harbour, Bell's Bridge (Site no. NS56NE 4910)". Retrieved 8 July 2025.
↑ "Glasgow Photo Library:Bell's Bridge". Rampart Scotland. Retrieved 13 August 2009.

External links

Media related to Bell's Bridge, Glasgow at Wikimedia Commons

Next bridge upstream

River Clyde

Next bridge downstream

Clyde Arc

Bell's Bridge

Millennium Bridge

[citycouncil-1] 1 2 "Bell's Bridge - 1988". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

[2] Historic Environment Scotland. "Glasgow, Lower Harbour, Bell's Bridge (Site no. NS56NE 4910)". Retrieved 8 July 2025.

[3] "Glasgow Photo Library:Bell's Bridge". Rampart Scotland. Retrieved 13 August 2009.

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v t e River Clyde, Scotland
Administrative areas	South Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire Glasgow City West Dunbartonshire Renfrewshire Inverclyde Argyll and Bute
Flows into	Firth of Clyde, then North Channel
Settlements (upstream to downstream)	Elvanfoot Abington Symington New Lanark Lanark Wishaw Motherwell Hamilton Bothwell Uddingston Cambuslang Rutherglen Glasgow Renfrew Clydebank Old Kilpatrick Dumbarton Port Glasgow Greenock Helensburgh Gourock Dunoon
Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	Daer Water Potrail Water Duneaton Water North Medwyn River South Medwyn River Douglas Water Mouse Water River Nethan Avon Water South Calder Water North Calder Water Rotten Calder River Kelvin River Cart River Leven
Major bridges and crossings (upstream to downstream)	Elvanfoot Viaduct Elvanfoot Motorway Bridge Elvanfoot Bridge Camps Road Bridge Crawford Viaduct Abington Bridge Wandel Road Bridge Clyde's Bridge Lamington Viaduct Lamington Bridge Wolfclyde Bridge Thankerton Bridge Pettinain Bridge Hyndford Bridge Bonnington Weir Clydesholm Bridge Kirkfieldbank Bridge Crossford Bridge Garrion Bridge Camp Viaduct Clyde Bridge Raith Bridge East Kilbride Expressway Bridge Bothwell Bridge David Livingstone Memorial Bridge Uddingston Footbridge Uddingston Viaduct Haughhead Bridge Westburn Viaduct Clydeford Bridge Cambuslang Bridge Bogleshole Road Bridge Clydebridge Viaduct Auchenshuggle Bridge Cuningar Loop Footbridge Dalmarnock Bridge Dalmarnock Railway Bridge Shawfield Smartbridge Rutherglen Bridge Polmadie Bridge King's Bridge St. Andrew's Suspension Bridge Pipe Bridge and Weir Albert Bridge City Union Bridge Victoria Bridge South Portland Street Suspension Bridge Glasgow Bridge Caledonian Railway Bridge George V Bridge Tradeston Bridge Kingston Bridge Clyde Arc Harbour Tunnel Bell's Bridge Millennium Bridge Govan–Partick Bridge Clyde Tunnel Renfrew Bridge Erskine Ferry Erskine Bridge
Longest rivers of the United Kingdom Severn Thames Trent Great Ouse Wye Ure/Ouse Tay Spey Clyde Tweed Avon Nene Eden Dee

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