Opening bridge swings into action as Renfrew turns to the Clyde
May 8 2025
The first opening road bridge spanning the River Clyde has been completed, with traffic invited to make the crossing between Yoker and Renfrew from midday tomorrow.
The Renfrew Bridge is a £117m infrastructure project led by Renfrewshire Council, employing a distinctive twin-leaf design that employs a cable-stayed system to hold up a two-lane crossing and associated active travel routes.
Spanning 184m the bridge links Meadowside Street south of the river to Dock Street in the north without blocking upstream access to ship traffic.
Associated road improvements include the extension of Argyll Avenue from Inchinnan Road to Meadowside Street.
Jim Armour, project director at Graham, commented: "This transformational piece of infrastructure will revitalise an area that has endured industrial decline over many years.
"The twin leaf cable-stayed swing design presented unique engineering challenges, which our team overcame through innovation and value engineering. By reconfiguring the deck section and optimising the stay-cable configuration, we've delivered a more efficient structure with a 35% carbon reduction. We're immensely proud to have constructed a landmark transport link that celebrates the shipbuilding heritage of the Clyde."
The bridge designs were drawn up by Kettle Collective.
Images shown courtesy Drone Scotland
River traffic will be given priority with closures advised via digital traffic signage
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16 Comments
It would be interesting to know how long it takes to swing aside and let a ship through then close again.
Although I guess it’s becoming increasingly normal to spend ages idling and fuming in stationary traffic for no good reason these days.
Plus not sure about the build economics -- a horse would appear to have its airways restricted.
They don’t seem to have understood that most people who still need to get about to do physical work and physical visits cannot be held in traffic for 45 minutes unexpectedly and still be able to carry out their work properly.
No wonder we can't get anything done any more.
The bridge needs to accommodate river traffic. If it's closed then you'll just need to divert to the Clyde Tunnel or Erskine bridge.
It should open and close much faster or be built higher. It was not exactly a cheap item was it?
We would not need more car crossings if we had invested in proper mass transit as well....
Am sure if Chris says it's all wonderful then you won't die a horrible death as you're fired into the side walls of the river.
If you want any further real life advice am here for you anyway with my 'expertise' in the basic laws of physics and economics...
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