KING GEORGE V BRIDGE.

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King George V Bridge was the last of the old-style bridges to be built over the River Clyde at Glasgow.
It was designed to complement the elegance of its immediate up-river neighbour, the Jamaica Street Bridge.
At first glance, both bridges appear to be of a three-arched granite design - but this isn't actually the case.
The 'arches' of the King George V Bridge are in fact constructed from reinforced concrete box girders, faced with grey Dalbeattie granite.
It was to be a full decade after plans were unveiled before construction actually got under way.
The problem was that the original design proposal, which was to duplicate the style and design of Glasgow Bridge, was vetoed by the Clyde Navigation Trust. As has been the problem with several bridge plans across the Clyde, the designers hadn't taken into consideration the important need for river traffic to pass underneath at that time.
Eventually a new design was agreed upon, and the bridge was finally completed in 1927. It is 80ft wide, has a central span of 146ft and stands 18.5ft above the high water level, which allowed the Clyde Puffers and dredgers to pass beneath to and from the Broomielaw.

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