Glasgow Bridge, Kirkintilloch

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Stables Inn and Glasgow Bridge on Forth and Clyde Canal, near Kirkintilloch

Glasgow Bridge is the site of a road bridge over the Forth and Clyde Canal; it is also the site of a Roman fortlet,[1] on the Antonine Wall, halfway between the Roman forts at Kirkintilloch and Cadder.[2]

The road bridge (55°55′51″N 4°11′14″W / 55.9308°N 4.1871°W / 55.9308; -4.1871) was built as a swing bridge. It now allows road users on the A803 to cross the canal.[3] The bridge links Cadder and Kirkintilloch and has undergone repairs over the years. When the canal was closed, the water at the bridge was run through a culvert. The bridge was reinstated in 1990, for the re-opening of the canal. Just west of this bridge, a basin allows boats to launch from a slip. This bridge is halfway between Glasgow and Kilsyth and is marked on the first six-inch-to-the-mile (approximately 1:10000) OS map.[4]

The Stables

The Roman Fortlet

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