Clyde Arc

Clyde Arc
Clyde Arc
	View of the Clyde Arc from the East
Coordinates	55°51′26″N 4°16′57″W / 55.85722°N 4.28250°W
Carries	Motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians
Crosses	River Clyde
Locale	Glasgow, Scotland
Official name	Clyde Arc
Characteristics
Width	22 m (72 ft)
Longest span	96 m (315 ft)
History
Construction cost	£20.3 million (Budget)
Opened	18 September 2006
Statistics
Toll	Free
Location

The Clyde Arc (known locally as the Squinty Bridge) is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, connecting Finnieston near the Clyde Auditorium and SEC with Pacific Quay and Glasgow Science Centre in Govan. Prominent features of the bridge are its innovative curved design, and that it crosses the river at an angle. The Arc is the first city centre traffic crossing over the river built since the Kingston Bridge was opened to traffic in 1970.

The bridge was named the "Clyde Arc" upon its official opening on 18 September 2006. It had been previously known as the "Finnieston Bridge", or the "Squinty Bridge".^[1]

^ "Glasgow's Arc of triumph". Evening Times. 18 September 2006. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2006.

[1] "Glasgow's Arc of triumph". Evening Times. 18 September 2006. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2006.

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