Image of Tidal Weir
Pipe Bridge and Weir – 1901 (rebuilt 1949)

 

Engineer: FGM Stoney

The debate on weirs on the Clyde has raged since the first was constructed to protect the foundations of the Broomielaw Bridge in 1773.  In the 19th century eminent engineers argued forcefully for and against a weir.  From 1851 to 1880 a weir with a lock stood on this site.

Image - The Tidal Weir at Night

The Tidal Weir at Night


 

The first tidal weir was completed in 1901, and remained until scour undermined an abutment foundation in 1941 leading to the collapse of the structure.

The present steel structure, which also carries large diameter pipes across the Clyde, was completed in 1949 as part of the scheme to replace the earlier weir.


 

Image - Tidal Weir 1904

Tidal Weir 1904


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