George V Bridge, Glasgow

George V Bridge (sometimes referred to as King George V Bridge) is a three-arched road bridge over the River Clyde in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland, named after King George V.

The bridge was designed by Glasgow City Engineer Thomas Somers^[1] and built by Melville Dundas & Whitson.^[2] It links the southside Tradeston area to Oswald Street in the city Centre. The bridge was commissioned in 1914, but was delayed due to the First World War: the bridge was not completed and opened until 1928.^[3] It is now protected as a category B listed building.^[4]

Despite its appearance as a masonry bridge, the bridge is actually built of reinforced concrete box girders, faced with Dalbeattie granite.

References

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^ "Thomas Somers". Dictionary of Scottish Architecte 1840–1980. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
^ "Melville Dundas & Whitson". 1930 Industrial Britain. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ "King George V Bridge". The Glasgow Story. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "King George V Bridge over River Clyde... (Category B Listed Building) (LB33081)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.

Next crossing upstream	River Clyde	Next crossing downstream
Caledonian Railway Bridge	George V Bridge Grid reference NS5864864874	Tradeston Bridge

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Administrative areas	South Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire Glasgow City West Dunbartonshire Renfrewshire Inverclyde Argyll and Bute
Flows into	Firth of Clyde, then North Channel
Settlements (upstream to downstream)	Elvanfoot Abington Symington New Lanark Lanark Wishaw Motherwell Hamilton Bothwell Uddingston Cambuslang Rutherglen Glasgow Renfrew Clydebank Old Kilpatrick Dumbarton Port Glasgow Greenock Helensburgh Gourock Dunoon
Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	Daer Water Potrail Water Duneaton Water North Medwyn River South Medwyn River Douglas Water Mouse Water River Nethan Avon Water South Calder Water North Calder Water Rotten Calder River Kelvin River Cart River Leven
Major bridges and crossings (upstream to downstream)	Elvanfoot Viaduct Elvanfoot Motorway Bridge Elvanfoot Bridge Camps Road Bridge Crawford Viaduct Abington Bridge Wandel Road Bridge Clyde's Bridge Lamington Viaduct Lamington Bridge Wolfclyde Bridge Thankerton Bridge Pettinain Bridge Hyndford Bridge Bonnington Weir Clydesholm Bridge Kirkfieldbank Bridge Crossford Bridge Garrion Bridge Camp Viaduct Clyde Bridge Raith Bridge East Kilbride Expressway Bridge Bothwell Bridge David Livingstone Memorial Bridge Uddingston Footbridge Uddingston Viaduct Haughhead Bridge Westburn Viaduct Clydeford Bridge Cambuslang Bridge Bogleshole Road Bridge Clydebridge Viaduct Auchenshuggle Bridge Cuningar Loop Footbridge Dalmarnock Bridge Dalmarnock Railway Bridge Shawfield Smartbridge Rutherglen Bridge Polmadie Bridge King's Bridge St. Andrew's Suspension Bridge Pipe Bridge and Weir Albert Bridge City Union Bridge Victoria Bridge South Portland Street Suspension Bridge Glasgow Bridge Caledonian Railway Bridge George V Bridge Tradeston Bridge Kingston Bridge Clyde Arc Bell's Bridge Millennium Bridge Govan–Partick Bridge Clyde Tunnel Renfrew Ferry Erskine Ferry Erskine Bridge
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55°51′21″N 4°15′35″W / 55.8557°N 4.2598°W / 55.8557; -4.2598