Clyde's Bridge

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Clyde's Bridge
Clyde's Bridge and the Wandel Road Bridge, Lanarkshire - geograph-5470916.jpg
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Coordinates 55°31′21″N3°40′44″W / 55.522563°N 3.678998°W / 55.522563; -3.678998
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Crosses River Clyde
Locale South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Clyde's Bridge

Clyde's Bridge, not to be confused with the similarly named Clyde Bridge further downstream, is the first major road bridge spanning the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The bridge carries the A702 from Duneaton Roundabout to Wandel. [1]

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References

  1. "Clyde's Bridge". Sabre-Roads. Retrieved 11 August 2013.