Wedge - Excellence in Galvanizing
Glasgows New Landmark Takes Shape
A major new landmark for the city of Glasgow officially known at Finnieston Bridge,
but locally referred to as ´the Squinty Bridge because it is constructed at an
angle across the River Clyde, features safety railings galvanized by Scottish
Galvanizers Ltd.
The railings run along the entire length of the 169-metre bridge, built at a
cost of £20.3 million. They consist of 1 metre high and 1.4 metre high safety
railings beside the carriageways on the bridge. When complete the bridge, which
crosses the river from Finnieston to Govan, will have four lanes two dedicated
to public transport and two for private and commercial traffic, with additional
pedestrian and cycle paths.
The bridge, jointly funded by Glasgow City Council and Scottish Enterprise Glasgow, will offer an instantly recognisable gateway to the city and improve public and private transport links to the city's new developments. Fabrication of the railings was carried out by Scottish Galvanizers Ltd's customer; fabrication specialists Hugh K. Gillies (CES) Ltd of Irvine, Ayrshire and the bridge is being built by Kilsyth based Edmund Nuttall Ltd. It is due for final completion later this year.