page_title: Buildings of Cambuslang
section_title: Cambuslang/Orion Bridge
hierarchical_section_title: Buildings of Cambuslang / Bridges / Cambuslang/Orion Bridge
caption_attribution_description: English: Cambuslang Bridge Disused bridge over the Clyde, now sprouting saplings. View from the bridge carrying the Clyde Walkway.
context_page_description: The buildings of Cambuslang include the architecture, ancient sites, medieval castle ruins, 18th-century mansion remnants, churches, schools, public buildings, commercial and industrial premises and retail and leisure facilities in the Scottish town of Cambuslang. There are three, much modified, railway stations. The very diverse domestic architecture comprises 19th-century mansions, villas and tenements, and sheltered and nursing homes constructed from Victorian public buildings. Extensive 20th- and 21st-century housing estates include private and social housing and range from small terraces to high rise flats. The 1960s town centre has recently been redeveloped.
context_section_description: Cambuslang Bridge which has been referred to as Clyde Bridge and later as Orion Bridge, was built in 1892 by Crouch and Hogg. It was built using the steel lattice girder structure commonly used in rail bridges of the time (see Westburn Viaduct, Dalmarnock Railway Bridge 1897 in the vicinity) but historical maps do not show it ever having been used by a railway. For 80 years it carried the main road north towards Tollcross in the East End of Glasgow but weight restrictions meant it became unsuitable for such heavy use, and in 1976 a replacement was built downstream. Vehicles continued to use the Cambuslang Bridge until 1986 when the Bogleshole Road Bridge was built around half a mile to the north.
caption: Cambuslang 'Orion' Bridge as seen from footbridge
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