A photo guide to the Glasgow River Walk from
Glasgow Green in the east to the Transport
Museum in the west of the River Clyde.
The Glasgow River Walk is from the Kings
Bridge at Glasgow Green, just over 1 mile east
of Glasgow centre, to the Transport Museum,
about 2 miles west of Glasgow centre.
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You can walk all the way on the north side,
and much of the way on the south side. Part of
the south side between the Tradeston Squiggly
Footbridge, and the Clyde Ark, has been closed
off, so it is best to walk on the north side
there.
Some of the Road Bridges here, when they
were built, were the widest bridges in any UK
cities.
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The Kings Bridge is situated at the east
side of Glasgow Green, just over 1 mile east of
Glasgow centre. This bridge was built in 1933
by the Engineer TPM Somers. This view shows the
bridge has four equal flat spans. Map.
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The image above is looking south across the
Kings Bridge, down Ballater Street, showing the
bridge is really wide with four lanes, two
lanes going each way. The building with the
high chimney across the river here, is
Ballantines Whisky Distillery.
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The image above is from the just west of the
Kings Bridge, looking west to the St Andrew's
Suspension Bridge, built in 1856 by the
Engineer Neil Robson. This is a wrought iron
and cast iron foot bridge, built to replace a
small river crossing ferry. Map.
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The image above is of the St Andrew's
Suspension Bridge, built in 1856, looking
south. You can normally view rowing boats from
this bridge, as there are two rowing clubs
situated in this area.
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The Peoples Palace museum is next to the St
Andrew's Suspension Bridge. This building was
completed in 1898. The museum tells the story
of the people, and city of Glasgow, from 1750
to the end of the 20th century. The view from
the top floor, looking out over the glasshouse
is fantastic. Map G40 1AT.
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Next to the People's Palace, is the 143 ft
high Nelson's Column, built in 1806, the year
after Nelson's death. If you turn left at
Nelson's Column, you go back to the riverside
walk, where there are two rowing clubs, well
worth viewing.
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The image above is of the Pipe Bridge and
Tidal Weir, built in 1901. This weir has salt
water on the west side, and fresh water on the
east side. There are two rowing clubs on the
east side of the weir, that are busy on
weekends.
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The image above is of the Albert Bridge,
built in 1871 by the Engineer Bell &
Miller. This is a cast iron and wrought iron
bridge. The bridge is situated at the west end
of Glasgow Green, linking the Gorbals area on
the south side, and the Saltmarket area on the
north side. Map.
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The image above is looking north over the
Albert Bridge to the Saltmarket, and beyond
that, the High Street.
Next to the Albert Bridge is the City Union
Rail Bridge from 1899 used for the St Enoch
Train Station that closed in 1966. This Bridge
is now used to connect Central and Queen Street
Train Stations.
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The McLennan Arch is situated at the west
end of Glasgow Green, by the Albert Bridge.
This arch was originally built in 1796, as part
of the Assembly Rooms on Ingram Street,
designed by Robert and James Adam. That
building was demolished in 1892. The Arch was
preserved and erected here in 1922. Map G1 5JT.
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The image above is of the old High Court of
Justice building, situated on the north side of
the Albert Bridge, on the Saltmarket, across
the road from the McLennen Arch. This building
was completed in 1811, the year after the death
of its architect, William Stark. The area here
was once referred to as Jail Square. Map G1 5JT.
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The image above is of the Victoria Bridge, a
few hundred yards west of the Albert Bridge,
and the old City Union Railway Bridge from
1899. This bridge was completed in 1854 by the
Engineer James Walker. This was one of the
widest bridges in the UK at that time. Map G1 4SP.
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The image above is looking north over the
Victoria Bridge, from Gorbals Street to
Stockwell Street. Just across the bridge, on
the right, is a Clock Tower with no name that I
can find so far.
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The view below is from the Victoria Bridge,
looking west to the South Portland Street
Suspension Bridge, and St Andrew's Cathedral on
the right. Map. Large
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St Andrew's Cathedral was built about 1814
by the architect James Gillespie Graham. This
is the true cathedral in Glasgow now, as
Glasgow Cathedral was only a cathedral in the
1600s, it is now a Church of Scotland. You can
visit St Andrews most days to view its
interesting interior. Map G1 4ER.
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The image above is from the South Portland
Street Suspension Bridge, looking north to
Glasgow centre. This bridge was built in 1853
by the Engineer George Martin. There is an
information board at this bridge, and some
others, giving information about the bridges
along the River Clyde. Map.
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The image above is of Glasgow Bridge, a few
hundred yards west of the South Portland
Bridge, looking northwest. This bridge was
completed in 1899 by the Engineer Blyth &
Westland. Glasgow Bridge is at times named
Jamaica Bridge. Glasgow Bridge is mainly local
sand stone. Map G1 4NP.
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The image above is of Glasgow Bridge,
looking north to Jamaica Street, and beyond
that, Union Street. The large rail bridges on
the left here, run into Central Train Station.
Those bridges were built in 1878 and 1905. This
bridge is four lanes in a one way system, all
running south.
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The image above is looking north across the
George V Bridge, to Oswald Street in Glasgow
centre. This bridge was built in 1928 by
Considere Construction Ltd, with Granite
masonry over reinforced concrete box girders.
The vast rail bridges running into Glasgow
Central, are on the right here. The four lanes
all run north. Large Side
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The image above is from the King George V
Bridge, looking west to the Tradeston
Footbridge. The bridge connects the
International Financial Services District on
the north side, to the Tradeston district on
the south side. You can walk down either side
here, but only on the north side after the
Tradeston Footbridge.
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The image above is looking south over the
Tradeston Footbridge, also known as the
Squiggly Bridge. This bridge was built in 2009
by the Engineer Halcrow. The Tradestone area
has a vast amount of new buildings, such as a
casino, restaurants, hotels, and dwelling
flats, many with river views. Map.
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The image above is from the Tradeston
Bridge, west to the Kingston M8 motorway
bridge. This bridge was completed in 1970 by W
A Fairhurst & Partners. The Kingston is
claimed to be the largest and busiest city road
bridge in the UK. The bridge had to be
strengthened in the 1990s, a ten year project
while the bridge was still being used.
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The image above is of the north side of the
Kingston Bridge, where there is a large
painting. The painting was completed in 2009 by
the Australian artist, Sam Bates. This artist
painted a number of paintings around Glasgow
and at the Renfrew Ferry. Map.
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The image above is of the Clyde Ark bridge,
a few hundred yards west of the Kingston
Bridge. This bridge was completed in 2006 to
designs of the Halcrow Group. The ark is
sometimes referred to as the Squinty Bridge. It
connects the Govan area in the south, to the
Finnieston area in the north. The bridge was
needed to reduce traffic on the Kingston
Bridge. Map. Large
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The image above is from the Clyde Arc, west
to the Hilton Garden Inn, Finnieston Crane, and
the SECC. The 165ft high crane was completed in
1932. The crane was used for lifting heavy
machinery onto ships, such as steam trains for
export. The crane has been retained as a
landmark since being un-used from the 1990s.
The Inn here has a riverside terrace, popular
with walkers for coffee or dinks and meals.
Map . Wiki Page.
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The image above is where the north side path
passes on the left side of the SEC events
centre, or Armadillo. The path also passes the
high class covered Crowne Plaza Hotel. The
large Hydro events venue, completed in 2013, is
situated just to the right in this image. There
is also a round building here with Italian,
Japanese, Chinese, and Thai resaturants.
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The image above is from Bell's Bridge,
looking north to the SEC. This footbridge was
completed in 1988 by the Engineers Crough &
Hogg. The bridge can rotate to allow large
vessels up-river. This bridge was built for the
Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988, to link the
Garden Festival on the south side, to the SECC
on the north side of the river. Map.
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The image above is from the path as it
passes the Crowne Plaza Hotel, looking west to
the Millennium Bridge. This bridge was
completed in 2002 by the Engineer M G Bennett.
The Millennium Bridge is a footbridge that
connects to the Glasgow Science Centre.
Map.
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The image above is from the Millennium
Bridge, looking to the Riverside Museum of
Transport, just under 1 mile west. That is the
Waverley paddle steamer docked here. The centre
of the Millennium Bridge can be raised to allow
large vessels up-river. This is the last bridge
on the west side of the River Clyde, not
counting the Clyde Tunnel 2 miles west, and the
huge Erskine Bridge 7 miles west. Map.
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The image above is from about 100 yards
south of the Millennium Bridge, on the north
side of the river, where the Glasgow Police
Helicopter Base used to be situated. There is
now a Whisky
Distillery here with a visitor centre. The
path is just under 1 mile from here, west to
the Riverside Museum of Transport and Tall Ship
museum, as can be seen in the distance.
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The image left is of the Riverside Museum of
Transport. This is a great free attraction,
showing modes of travel throughout the 1800s
and 1900s, one of Glasgow's top visitor
attractions. There is also the Tall Ship museum
here that has to be visited, also free of
charge. Map G3 8RS .
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For a list of the top Attraction around
Glasgow, visit the Attractions Page or the
Glasgow Home Page .
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