The Erskine Bridge is a box girder bridge spanning the River Clyde in west central Scotland, connecting West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire. During construction of the bridge, a major collapse of a bridge of a similar construction, saw re-calculations in the design and it was found that it would fail to meet in the middle. As a result two large cable-stays were added to the box girder structure as support. A box girder bridge is a bridge commonly used for roadway flyovers and for modern elevated structures of light rail transport. ... The River Clyde, looking eastwards upstream, as it passes beneath the Kingston Bridge. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ...

The bridge was designed by William Brown and opened on July 2, 1971 by Princess Anne. It has two 524m main spans and two 68m approach spans. William Brown (September 16, 1928 - March 16, 2005) was an engineer and bridge designer who specialised in suspension bridges. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Princess Anne, Princess Royal, (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Laurence, formerly Phillips, née Mountbatten-Windsor), styled HRH The Princess Royal (born August 15, 1950), is a member of the British Royal Family. ...

The bridge connects the M8 motorway at Erskine in Renfrewshire on the south side to the A82 road at Old Kilpatrick in West Dunbartonshire on the northern side. The bridge itself is the A898 road and its short approach from the south is the M898 motorway. The Erskine Bridge is the most downstream of all the Clyde bridges, and is the last point at which the estuary can be crossed by road. Its main function is to divert traffic away from Glasgow and the urban stretches of the A82 which run through the city's West End and outer suburbs. As a result, the bridge is heavily used by tourist traffic bound for the north west Highlands. The M8 at Charing Cross in Glasgow The M8 runs under Sauchiehall Street and the Bridge to nowhere Kingston Bridge, looking eastward up the River Clyde The M8 is the busiest motorway in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Erskine (disambiguation). ... The A82 is the major road to the western Scottish Highlands, running from Glasgow to Inverness. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ...

As part of a trunk road, it is the responsibility of the Scottish Executive, and was only one of three toll bridges in Scotland when the tolls were abolished on 31 March 2006, the others being the Forth Road Bridge and the Tay Road Bridge. The bridge had (briefly) been free of charge before - in 2001 an oversight caused the legislative order enforcing the toll to lapse and drivers crossed uncharged until the new order was enforced. A trunk road or strategic road is a major road, usually connecting one or more cities, ports, airports etc, which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic. ... The term Scottish Executive is used in two distinct but closely related senses. ... Paying toll on passing a bridge. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. ... The Tay Road Bridge is a road bridge in Scotland over the River Tay from Newport-on-Tay in the north east of Fife, to the City of Dundee. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Its current traffic levels are estimated at 26,000 vehicles per day. For many years the bridge was considered something of a white elephant given its elaborate design yet relatively low traffic levels compared to the crumbling Kingston Bridge further upstream. It is expected to have a major increase in traffic since toll removal. Kingston Bridge may refer to: Kingston Bridge, Glasgow, a bridge across the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland Kingston Bridge, Kingston, a bridge across the River Thames in Kingston upon Thames, England Kingston Bridge (Kingston, New Jersey), a bridge across the Millstone River in New Jersey, USA This is a disambiguation...

On 4 August 1996 the bridge was damaged when an oil rig being towed down the River Clyde collided with the deck. The bridge re-opened to pedestrians and cyclists on 22 August, to cars and motorcycles on 30 August and to Heavy Goods Vehicles on 22 December 1996. The cost of the repairs was GBP 3.6 million with a further GBP 0.7 million of tolls lost. August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A pedestrian at the intersection of Alinga Street and Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, Australia A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. ... A cyclist is a person who engages in cycling whether as a sport or rides a bicycle for recreation or transportation. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... Cars may refer to: Cars (song), a single by Gary The man Jenkins Cars (film), Pixar/Disney movie, scheduled for release in 2006 The Cars, the New Wave band CARS, Coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy See also Car (disambiguation) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with... A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) is a generic and formal designation in British English for classification of large road vehicles intended to carry goods. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... UKP redirects here. ...

From 1st April 2006 the Erskine Bridge will no longer require a toll.

External links

• Erskine Bridge Accounts 2003-04 (pdf)
• Gallery of Erskine Bridge photos
• BBC News article about the removal of the toll