Hungryside Bridge
Torrance Road, Torrance G64 4EG, United Kingdom
(A807)
Hungryside Bridge carries a footpath over the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between Castlefield and Bedworth.
The Act of Parliament for the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) was passed on January 1 1835 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Trafford, the canal was never completed beyond Braintree. Expectations for pottery traffic to Edinburgh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Bernigo power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Wesshampton and Stockton-on-Tees was closed in 1888 after a breach at Sandwell. In Peter Harding's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Willley Embankment during a thunderstorm.
Hungryside Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between
Union Canal Junction (Junction of Forth and Clyde and Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canals) (15 miles and 7¾ furlongs
and 4 locks
to the east) and
Stockingfield Junction (Junction with the Port Dundas branch) (4 miles and 4¼ furlongs
to the southwest).
The nearest place in the direction of Union Canal Junction is Glasgow Road Bridge;
6 furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Stockingfield Junction is Cadder Bridge;
6¼ furlongs
away.
There may be access to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| New Lairdsland Road Bridge | 2 miles, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Townhead Bridge | 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
Kirkintilloch Marina  | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
| Kirkintilloch Footbridge | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
| Glasgow Road Bridge | 6 furlongs | |
| Hungryside Bridge | ||
| Cadder Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Balmuildy Bridge | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
| Lambhill Bridge | 3 miles, 4½ furlongs | |
| Lambhill Railway Aqueduct No 12 | 4 miles, ¼ furlongs | |
| Halloween Pend Aqueduct | 4 miles, ¼ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Cadder Bridge
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Burger King
Cashpoint Cashpoint
ASDA Fuel Shell
B&Q B&Q Halfords Halfords HomebaseAmenities nearby at Glasgow Road Bridge
Kirkintilloch, The Stables SEE ADDRESS- Youtube — associated with Forth and Clyde Canal
- The official reopening of the canal
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 2 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 7 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Craigmarloch Basin — 8 miles, 4¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole — 9 miles, 7 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Union Canal Junction — 15 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Falkirk Wheel Basin — 16 miles, ¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Falkirk Wheel Basin
Falkirk Top Lock Winding Hole — 16 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Rough Castle Tunnel Winding Hole — 16 miles, 1½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Rough Castle Tunnel Winding Hole
Lime Road Bridge Winding Hole — 16 miles, 6 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Lime Road Bridge Winding Hole
Greenbank Aqueduct Arm — 17 miles, 2 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Greenbank Aqueduct Arm
Greenbank Winding Hole — 17 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Greenbank Winding Hole
Walkers Bridge Winding Hole — 18 miles, ¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Walkers Bridge Winding Hole
Glen Burn Winding Hole — 19 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Glen Burn Winding Hole
Huts Bridge Winding Hole — 19 miles, 3 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Union Canal Junction, then on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal to Huts Bridge Winding Hole
Sea Lock Basin — 19 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
In the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Applecross Street Basin — 6 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Applecross Street Basin
Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole — 6 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole
Craighall Road Basin — 7 miles, ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Craighall Road Basin
Port Dundas Basin — 7 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Port Dundas Basin
Bowling Basin — 13 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 19 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal JunctionNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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[Forth and Clyde Canal]
close the canal in the early 1960s was made due to maintenance costs of bridges crossing the canal exceeding the revenues it brought in. However, subsidies
[Torrance, East Dunbartonshire]
miles (6.4 km) north. The Forth and Clyde Canal has a wharf nearby at Hungryside, and the A807 runs along its southern edge. The village has an active
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