The swing bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The swing bridge by Thomas Nugent as part of the Geograph project.
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The swing bridge
Image: © Thomas Nugent Taken: 23 Jun 2008
Despite its local name, the bridge does not swing - it lifts, to enable craft to pass under the A8 en-route from the Clyde to the White Cart. It replaced an earlier swing bridge in 1923. See the bridge in use here http://clydesights.com/2008/04/river-cart.html
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Image Location
Latitude
55.879845
Longitude
-4.408209