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Allan and Ferguson's Views in Glasgow

PLATE TWO

Glasgow Bridge

The Glasgow, or Jamaica Street Bridge was designed by Thomas Telford (1757-1834) and opened in 1836. It replaced an earlier structure and was 560 feet long and 60 feet wide. The classical seven-arched bridge was succeeded by the present crossing in the 1890s.

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• View James Watt's Monument
• View Sir John Moore's Monument

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