Halcrow's white arch of 2006 set on the skew across the Clyde between Finnieston and Pacific Quay, known to all of Glasgow as the Squinty Bridge.
Just upstream of the Finnieston Crane, a single white steel arch leans across the Clyde, and the road deck hangs from it on thin cables.
Visited and photographed by Simon Hird
This is the Clyde Arc, the road bridge Halcrow designed and Glasgow opened in 2006 to join Finnieston and the SEC on the north bank with Pacific Quay and the Science Centre on the south.
Its main span is 96.5 metres, and the arch does not cross the river square. It is set on the skew, so from the bank it seems to lean away, and the city named it at once: to Glasgow it is the Squinty Bridge, as the curved footbridge that followed upstream is the Squiggly one. The best views are from the Clyde Walkway at either end, by the water's edge on a still day, when the arch and its reflection make a full ring. Cars, buses, bikes and people on foot all use it.
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The bridge carries traffic and people on foot.
The Clyde Walkway runs along both banks at its ends, and the quayside on either side gives the clearest view of the arch.
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The Clyde Arc is set at an angle to the river rather than square across it, so the arch seems to lean as you look at it. Glasgow called it the Squinty Bridge, and the curved footbridge upstream became the Squiggly one.
Halcrow designed the Arc as a through arch, the road hung beneath a single steel rib, with a main span of 96.5 metres. It opened in 2006.
On a calm day the arch and its reflection in the Clyde meet to make an almost perfect ring, best seen from the quay on the Finnieston side.
New places, news and stories, as we find them.
What is on in GlasgowThe Clyde between Finnieston on the north bank and Pacific Quay on the south.
Finnieston CraneThe big cantilever crane just downstream.Under a mile 1 min by road
La Fiorentina RistoranteA Tuscan and Italian restaurant at the Paisley Road Toll since 1989, marrying Italian cooking to Scottish seasonal produce.Under a mile 1 min by road
Glasgow Science Centre and PlanetariumHands-on science at the south end of the bridge.Under a mile 2 min by road
FinniestonThe Armadillo and Argyle Street's restaurants at the north end.Under a mile 3 min by road
Riverside MuseumZaha Hadid's transport museum, further downstream.1 mile 3 min by road
Clyde WalkwayThe riverside path from Glasgow to New Lanark, past both ends.4 miles 12 min by roadPlaces to stay near the bridge, and when each is next free.
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