Bonhill Bridge ("Rainbow Bridge") - River Leven
Introduction
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Bonhill Bridge ("Rainbow Bridge") - River Leven
Image: © Raibeart MacAoidh Taken: 19 Jun 2019
The original Bonhill Bridge (Bawbee Bridge) was built in 1836. It was a chain suspension bridge and was nicknamed "Bawbee Bridge" due to the charge made for a person to cross it. The second Bonhill Bridge was opened in 1898 and was nicknamed "Whipple Arch". It had a span of 50m and a width of 11.5m. The steel bridge was supported on four red sandstone abutments and carried the usual utilities as well as the tramlines for this new form of transport in the area. The third Bonhill Bridge was nicknamed “Rainbow Bridge” and the first car drove over it on 28 July 1987. It is made of 284 tonnes of steel, with a span of 60m and width of 14.5m.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.984723
Longitude
-4.573131