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M8 Motorway | Inner Ring Road
Kingston Bridge

Construction

Construction at Anderston (1967/68).

Construction at Anderston (1967/68).

Construction at Anderston (1967/68).

Construction of South Approach viewed from north bank of the River Clyde (1967/68).

Aerial view of construction (1968).

Aerial view of construction (1968).

Construction viewed from the River Clyde (1969).

Project information sign at Broomielaw (1970).

Deck surfacing being applied as seen from West Street off ramp (February 1970).

Aerial view from the south shortly before completion (May 1970).

Bridge nearing completion as viewed from North Street (June 1970).

Finishing touches being applied to the westbound carriageway (June 1970).

Below the bridge at Anderston (June 1970).

Southern end of the bridge before opening (June 1970).

Looking north across the bridge before opening (June 1970).

Below the West Street on ramp before opening (June 1970).

Overhead sign gantry adjacent to the Co-Op building (June 1970).

1970s & 1980s

Downstream View (Early 1970s).

Temporary terminus with Scotland Street (Early 1970s).

Temporary terminus with Scotland Street (Early 1970s).

Bridge illuminated at night (1970s).

Nighttime view of the eastbound carriageway (Early 1970s).

Pedestrian walkways and landscaping at Anderston (1970s).

View south across the westbound carriageway from Anderston Footbridge (Early 1970s).

View south across the eastbound carriageway from Anderston Footbridge (Early 1970s).

View south across the eastbound carriageway from Anderston Footbridge (Mid-1970s).

1990s & 2000s

The Kingston Bridge and Tuxedo Princess views from the south (1992).

Looking north across the bridge before lane restrictions were installed (Early 1990s).

Bothwell Street off ramp (Early 1990s).

Looking east towards the bridge and city centre (Early 1990s).

Refurbishment Works

View of the Kingston Bridge, Glasgow

Kingston Bridge, Glasgow. Refurbishment work in 2000.

This page was first published in January 2025.

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