Clyde Bridge

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{{about|the downstream road bridge across the Clyde|the upstream road bridge|Clyde's Bridge|the steelworks|Clydebridge Steelworks}}

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Clyde Bridge, not to be confused with the similarly named Clyde's Bridge further upstream, is a road bridge built in 1932 spanning the River Clyde between Motherwell and Hamilton in Scotland. The bridge carries the A723 between the towns and also serves as access to a major interchange (Junction 6) of the M74 motorway. It replaced the earlier Hamilton Bridge nearby which had a different angle of crossing.[https://canmore.org.uk/collection/1256699 Clyde Bridge, between Hamilton and Motherwell, under construction. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-west.], Canmore. Retrieved 17 March 2022

In 1953 a triumphal arch made of steel lattice grid manufactured by the local Motherwell Bridge Engineering Works was erected above the bridge on the Motherwell side to commemorate the Coronation of Elizabeth II.[https://www.culturenlmuseums.co.uk/story/engineering-lanarkshire-motherwell-bridge/ Engineering Lanarkshire: Motherwell Bridge], Culture NL. Retrieved 17 March 2022 It was removed in 1969. In 2011, South Lanarkshire Council undertook a £38,000 renovation of the steel girder bridge to strengthen the underwater supports, following Government advice after several bridges were washed away in flooding.{{cite web|title=Clyde Bridge|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Clyde_Bridge|publisher=Sabre-Roads|accessdate=11 August 2013}}{{cite web |title= Clyde Bridge repairs |url= http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/press/article/332/work_ensures_future_of_clyde_bridge |publisher= South Lanarkshire Council |accessdate= 12 August 2013 |archive-url= http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121224120723/http%3A//www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/press/article/332/work_ensures_future_of_clyde_bridge |archive-date= 24 December 2012 |url-status= dead }}