Bridges in the United Kingdom is a link page for significant road bridges or footbridges in the United Kingdom.
Name | County | Locality | Date | Grade | Notes |
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Bigsweir Bridge | Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire | St Briavels and Llandogo | 1827 | II* | Cast-iron bridge over the River Wye |
Farndon Bridge | Cheshire and Wrexham | Farndon and Holt | 1339 | I | Crosses the River Dee |
Old Wye Bridge | Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire | Tutshill and Chepstow | 1816 | I | Spans the River Wye |
Severn Bridge | Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire | Aust and Chepstow | 1966 | I | Suspension bridge crossing the River Severn and the River Wye |
Second Severn Crossing | Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire | Severn Beach and Sudbrook | 1996 | Cable-stayed bridge crossing the River Severn |
Name | County | Locality | Date | Grade | Notes |
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Coldstream Bridge | Northumberland and Borders | Cornhill-on-Tweed and Coldstream | 1767 | II* | spans the River Tweed |
Ladykirk and Norham Bridge | Northumberland and Borders | Norham and Ladykirk | 1887 | II | spans the River Tweed |
Union Chain Bridge | Northumberland and Berwickshire | Horncliffe and Fishwick | 1820 | I | spans the River Tweed |
All bridges are over the River Clyde unless otherwise specified.
Name | Locality | Date | Grade | Notes |
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Albert Bridge | Saltmarket and Gorbals | 1871 | Cat A | Road bridge (A8); adjacent to City Union Bridge |
Auchenshuggle Bridge | Auchenshuggle and Clydebridge | 2011 | Motorway bridge, carries M74 over Clyde; footpaths (Clyde Walkway / National Cycle Route 75 on underside) | |
Bell's Bridge | Pacific Quay and SECC | 1988 | Footbridge between BBC Pacific Quay and the SEC Armadillo, built for the Glasgow Garden Festival | |
Belmont Bridge | Hillhead and North Kelvinside | 1870 | Cat B | Road bridge across the River Kelvin |
Benalder Street Bridge | Partick and Yorkhill | 1896 | Road bridge across the River Kelvin | |
Botanic Gardens Bridge | Glasgow Botanic Gardens and North Kelvinside | Cat B | Footbridge across the River Kelvin | |
Bogleshole Road Bridge | Eastfield and Clydesmill Industrial Park | 1986 | Road bridge | |
Cambuslang Bridge | Cambuslang and Clydesmill Industrial Park | 1892 | Road bridge, now closed to traffic but open to pedestrians; sometimes referred to as Orion Bridge | |
Cambuslang Footbridge | Cambuslang and Clydesmill Industrial Park | 1977 | Footbridge, built to replace adjacent Cambuslang Bridge | |
Clydeford Bridge | Carmyle and Cambuslang | 1976 | Road bridge (A763), built to replace nearby Cambuslang Bridge | |
Clyde Arc | Finnieston and Pacific Quay | 2006 | Road bridge, known colloquially as the Squinty Bridge | |
Cuningar Loop Footbridge | Dalmarnock and Cuningar Loop | 2016 | Footbridge to park | |
Dalmarnock Bridge | Rutherglen and Dalmarnock | 1891 | Cat B | Road bridge |
Delvin Road Bridge | Cathcart | 1890 | Cat B | Road bridge (westbound traffic only) across the White Cart Water |
Eldon Street Bridge | Hillhead and Woodlands | 1895 | Cat B | Road bridge across the River Kelvin |
Garscube Bridge | Bearsden and Maryhill | 1925 | Road bridge across the River Kelvin (A81) | |
George V Bridge | Tradeston and Glasgow City Centre | 1928 | Cat B | Road bridge (A77, northbound traffic only); adjacent to Caledonian Railway Bridge |
Glasgow Bridge | Central Glasgow (Jamaica Street) and Laurieston | 1899 | Cat B | Road bridge (A77, southbound traffic only), sometimes referred to as Jamaica Bridge; adjacent to Caledonian Railway Bridge |
Great Western Bridge | Hillhead and Woodlands | 1891 | Cat A | Road bridge across the River Kelvin (A82) |
Holmlea Road Bridge | Cathcart | 1901 | Cat B | Road bridge across the White Cart Water |
Kelvindale Bridge | Kelvindale and Wyndford | 1899 | Road bridge across the River Kelvin | |
Kelvin Way Bridge | Kelvingrove Park | 1914 | Cat B | Road bridge across the River Kelvin |
King's Bridge | Hutchesontown and Glasgow Green | 1933 | Cat C | Road bridge (A74) |
Kingston Bridge | Kingston and Anderston | 1970 | Cantilever bridge conveying the M8 over the River Clyde | |
Kirklee Bridge | Kelvinside and North Kelvinside | 1899 | Cat B | Road bridge across the River Kelvin |
Lambhill Bridge | Cadder and Lambhill | 1930 | Cat C | Road bridge across the Forth and Clyde Canal |
Linn Park Bridge | Linn Park and Netherlee | 1820 | Cat B | Iron footbridge across the White Cart Water in Linn Park |
MacQuisten Bridge | Newlands and Shawlands | 1832 | Cat C | Road bridge (A77) across the White Cart Water |
Millbrae Bridge | Langside | 1901 | Cat B | Road bridge across the White Cart Water |
Millennium Bridge | Pacific Quay and SECC | 2002 | Footbridge between Glasgow Science Centre and Crowne Plaza hotel | |
Pollokshaws Road Bridge | Pollokshaws | 1930 | Road bridge (B769) across the White Cart Water (replaced original 1798 bridge) | |
Polmadie Bridge | Glasgow Green and Oatlands | 2018 | Footbridge to park (replaced original 1955 bridge) | |
Prince of Wales Bridge | Kelvingrove Park | 1895 | Cat B | Road bridge (only accessible to restricted vehicles within park) across the River Kelvin |
Partick Bridge | Partick and Kelvingrove Park | 1878 | Cat B | Road bridge across the River Kelvin (replaced Snow Bridge for traffic) |
Pollok House Bridge | Pollok Country Park | 1758 | Cat A | Bridge across the White Cart Water (only accessible to restricted vehicles within park) |
Queen Margaret Bridge | Hillhead and North Kelvinside | 1929 | Cat B | Road bridge across the River Kelvin (adjacent to Glasgow Botanic Gardens) |
Millbrae Bridge | Newlands and Pollokshaws | 1930 | Road bridge across the White Cart Water | |
Rutherglen Bridge | Shawfield and Bridgeton | 1896 | Road bridge | |
Shawfield Smartbridge | Shawfield and Dalmarnock | 2014 | Footbridge | |
Shaws Bridge | Pollokshaws | 1934 | Road bridge across the White Cart Water (replaced older bridges, original from 1650) | |
South Portland Street Suspension Bridge | Glasgow city centre (Clyde Street) and Laurieston | 1853 | Cat A | Footbridge |
Snow Bridge | Partick and Kelvingrove Park | 1800 | Cat B | Footbridge to park across the River Kelvin (replaced for road traffic by Partick Bridge in 1878); also known as Old Dumbarton Road Bridge |
Snuff Mill Bridge | Cathcart and Simshill | 1725 | Cat B | Footbridge across the White Cart Water |
St. Andrew's Suspension Bridge | Glasgow Green and Hutchesontown | 1855 | Cat A | Footbridge |
Temple Bridge | Temple and Dawsholm Park | 1932 | Cat C | Road bridge (A739) across the Forth and Clyde Canal |
Tradeston Bridge | Tradeston and IFSD (Broomielaw) | 2009 | Footbridge, known colloquially as the Squiggly Bridge | |
Victoria Bridge | Central Glasgow (Stockwell Street) and Laurieston | 1854 | Cat A | Road bridge (A730), sometimes referred to as Stockwell Bridge; adjacent to City Union Bridge |
Name | County | Locality | Date | Grade | Notes |
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Albert Bridge | County Antrim and County Down | Belfast | 1890 | Spans the River Lagan | |
Ballievey Bridge | County Down | Banbridge | 1988 | Spans the River Bann | |
Bann Bridge | County Londonderry | Coleraine | 1924 | Only bascule railway bridge in Northern Ireland, spans the River Bann | |
Bleach Green Viaducts | County Antrim | Newtownabbey | 1933 | Burrowing railway junction across St. Valentine's Glen | |
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge | County Antrim | Ballintoy | 2008 | Pedestrian walkway to Carrickarede island. | |
Charlemont Bridge | County Tyrone | Moy | 1855 | Former railway bridge | |
Craigavon Bridge | County Londonderry | Derry | 1933 | Double deck bridge over the River Foyle. Lower deck a former goods line | |
Craigmore Viaduct | County Armagh | Newry | 1852 | Tallest railway bridge in Ireland | |
Crawfordsburn Viaduct | County Down | Crawfordsburn | 1865 | Carries the Belfast – Bangor railway line across Crawfordsburn Park | |
Crumlin Viaduct | County Antrim | Crumlin | 1915 | Carries a railway line across a road which is itself a bridge over a river | |
Dargan Bridge | County Antrim and County Down | Belfast | 1994 | Longest railway bridge in Ireland | |
Dromore Viaduct | County Down | Dromore | 1861 | Former railway viaduct | |
Finn Bridge | County Fermanagh and County Monaghan (ROI) | Scotshouse | 1856 | Spans the River Finn between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland | |
Foyle Bridge | County Londonderry | Derry | 1984 | Spans the River Foyle | |
Governor's Bridge | County Antrim and County Down | Stranmillis | 1970 | Spans the River Lagan | |
Keady Viaduct | County Armagh | Keady | 1910 | Former railway viaduct | |
King's Bridge | County Antrim and County Down | Stranmillis | 1910 | Spans the River Lagan | |
Lagan Viaduct | County Antrim | Belfast | 1976 | Carries the Derry, Larne and Bangor lines across the River Lagan | |
Lifford Bridge | County Tyrone and County Donegal (ROI) | Lifford | 1964 | Spans the River Foyle between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland | |
M3 Bridge | County Antrim and County Down | Belfast | 1995 | Short motorway comprised almost solely of a bridge across the River Lagan | |
MacNeill's Egyptian Arch | County Armagh | Newry | 1851 | Carries Belfast – Dublin line across the A25 road | |
Ormeau Bridge | County Antrim and County Down | Belfast | 1863 | Spans the River Lagan | |
Peace Bridge | County Londonderry | Derry | 2011 | Pedestrian & cycleway over the Belfast-Derry railway line and the River Foyle | |
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge | County Down | Belfast | 1966 | Spans the River Lagan | |
Queen's Bridge | County Down | Belfast | 1849 | Spans the River Lagan | |
Quoile Bridge | County Down | Downpatrick | 1999 | Carries the Downpatrick and County Down Railway across the River Quoile | |
Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge | County Fermanagh and County Cavan (ROI) | Belturbet | 1999 | Named after George J. Mitchell for his role in the peace process | |
Shaw's Bridge | County Down | Belfast | 1707 | Spans the River Lagan | |
Shaw's Bridge (A55) | County Antrim and County Down | Belfast | 1977 | Spans the River Lagan | |
Tassagh Viaduct | County Armagh | Tassagh | 1910 | Former railway viaduct |
Name | Locality | Date | Grade | Notes |
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Braddan Bridge | Braddan | ![]() | crosses the River Dhoo |
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