The Clyde Arc
Skewed steel-arch road bridge slanting across the river, with hangers suspending its deck.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Clyde Arc in Glasgow, the slanting steel crossing locals call the Squinty Bridge, turns on a winter night in January 2008, barely a year after the city's council leader cut the ribbon. It follows the engineers, builders and council spokesmen who had to decide whether to trust the road under their feet. Best heard from the riverbank, where you can see the arch, its hangers and the angle at which the bridge slants across the Clyde.
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