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Artizan Bridge The new bridge named The Artizan and bypass road through Dumbarton was designed to relieve congestion in the Burgh's High Street. The one-mile length of the dual carriageway with roundabout and pedestrian underpasses has been praised as reflecting all that is best from the planners' drawing boards. The new bridge and road were officially opened on Friday 15 November 1974 by Bailie James Bain JP., convenor of Dumbarton's streets committee.
He unveiled an impressive plaque at one of the underpasses in College Way which was erected to commemorate the three year long project that cost around £1.25 million The road was designed by two former pupils of Dumbarton Academy, Alistair tewart, of 27 McGregor Drive, Dumbarton, and George Duncan, who now lives in Whitecraigs. It began in 1971 and the bridge itself was opened to traffic in July this year. |
Bonhill Bridge The origins of the third Bonhill Bridge are to be found in the Abercrornbie Report an ambitious planning study of the Clyde Valley set up by local authorities which proposed improved connections within the Leven Valley. The new bridge links local industrial and housing developments to schools, shopping and other services in Alexandria and beyond The Bridge cost £700,000 to build and forms part of a £4.7m road improvement scheme around the Bonhill area. The works were designed and supervised by the region's Department of Roads and the main civil engineering contractor was Balfour Beatty (Scotland) Ltd. The most striking design feature of the new bridge is its similar style to the old one, It is a type known as a "single spans steel tied-through arch". It has a span of 60 metres, is 14.5m wide and has reinforced concrete supports, The Bridge was officially opened on 28th July, 1987 by Regional Council Convener, James Jennings. After cutting the ribbon to declare the bridge open Councillor Jennings was joined by other local dignitaries including Brigadier Alistair Pearson and Dumbarton District Council Convener J Peter McCann, for the short trip across the bridge. A piper led the way with a McUougall's lemonade lorry - the first vehicle to cross the previous bridge - adding a mostalg;ic touch to the proceedings. Many local people now refer to the bridge as the "Rainbow Bridge". In November 1987, the old finally made way for the new when the remainder of Bonhill's "Hawbee Brig" was removed. Certain sections of the bridge have been retained for posterity and have been incorporated in a landscaping on the west ban Key |
Further niformation on the history of the Bridges over the river Leven. |
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