City Union Bridge

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City Union Bridge is a railway bridge over the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. It opened in 1899 after being rebuilt to carry four tracks. The original bridge, built by the City of Glasgow Union Railway, opened in 1870. It had seven spans with twin lattice iron girders, designed by John Fowler and J. F. Blair, and built by Thomas Brassey & Co. Deep foundations used cylinder caissons sunk to rock.

In 1898–99 the bridge was rebuilt and widened to accommodate four tracks. The 1899 structure uses two continuous girders, with decorative red sandstone towers and a cast-iron cornice; the project cost about £67,970. The engineer was William Melville for the Glasgow & South Western Railway, with Morrison and Mason building the foundations and Sir William Arrol & Co. constructing the steelwork. The bridge is a Category B listed building.

For years it was on a busy line to St Enoch station, which closed in 1966 and was demolished in 1977. Since then the bridge mainly handles empty stock and links Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central stations. If Glasgow Crossrail goes ahead, passenger services could use the bridge again.

Location: 55.8532°N, 4.2493°W.