New Govan-Partick bridge sails down Clyde to Glasgow

A new bridge designed to reconnect two communities has arrived in Glasgow after wind-delayed its transit on the River Clyde.

A barge left Greenock on Saturday morning carrying a large section of the £29.5m structure to a site near the Riverside Museum.

The new pedestrian and cycle bridge will connect Water Row in Govan and Pointhouse Quay in Partick,

It is expected to be completed by spring 2024.

Built in Belgium, the bridge has been fabricated in two parts.

A moving span, which weighs 650 tonnes, is 99m (324ft) long and will use the South Pier (at Water Row) as its access point.

A fixed span, which weighs 45 tonnes, is 15.7m (51ft) long.