As the old maxim goes, Glasgow made the Clyde and the Clyde made Glasgow. The city was born on the great river's banks, and it continues to flourish because of it.
But in order for Glasgow to expand and cover both sides of the Clyde, local engineers needed to figure out how to bridge the gap.
Glasgow's first bridge over the Clyde was a wooden structure completed in the late 13th century and it linked the Barony of the Gorbals with the city. The Old Glasgow Bridge would remain the city's only Clyde crossing until 1771 with the completion of a second bridge at Jamaica Street.
