Craighall Road Bridge No 56
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Craighall Road, Glasgow G4 9UE, United Kingdom
(A879)

Craighall Road Bridge No 56
is a minor waterways place
on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) between
Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance) (Basin next to Firhill Road Stadium, home of Partick Thistle FC) (1 mile and ¾ furlongs
and 1 lock
to the northwest) and
Port Dundas Basin (Once formed the terminus of the Monkland Canal) (1½ furlongs
and 1 lock
to the east).
The nearest place in the direction of Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance) is Craighall Road Basin (Winding Holes at both end of the basin);
½ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Port Dundas Basin is Craighall Road Lock (Opened on 29th. September 2006);
¼ 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.
| Speirs Wharf | 2 furlongs | |
| Speirs Wharf Lock | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Speirs Wharf Bridge No 55 | 1 furlong | |
| Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Craighall Road Basin | ½ furlongs | |
| Craighall Road Bridge No 56 | ||
| Craighall Road Lock | ¼ furlongs | |
| Pinkston Basin | ¾ furlongs | |
| Middle Wharf Street Footbridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Port Dundas Basin | 1½ furlongs | |
- 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 Stockingfield Junction
Craighall Road Basin — ½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stockingfield Junction
Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole — 1 furlong away
On this waterway in the direction of Stockingfield Junction
Applecross Street Basin — 5 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Stockingfield Junction
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 9 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Luggiebank Road Winding Hole
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 14 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Auchinstarry Winding Hole
Craigmarloch Basin — 15 miles, 5 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Craigmarloch Basin
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole — 16 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Wyndford Lock Winding Hole
Bowling Basin — 11 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 20 locks away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Bowling Basin
In the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Port Dundas Basin — 1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Port Dundas BasinNo 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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![Craighall Road crossing the canal. Walking along the side of the canal basin from near Speirs Wharf brings one only to this point, where boats may pass under Craighall Road. For a view from the level of the road and more canal background, see [[6198367]]. by Alec MacKinnon – 24 July 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/10/42/8104206_7c8ba3ae_120x120.jpg)





![Drop lock, Port Dundas. The Port Dundas basin is listed as a scheduled monument https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/apex/f?p=1505:300:::::VIEWTYPE,VIEWREF:designation,SM6689 having opened in 1790.The original section of the canal here was lost when the A879 Craighall Road [[6198367]] was built across its route. The building of the drop lock system reinstated the historical canal link between Speirs Wharf and the Pinkston Basin. The drop locks allow boats to move between the sections of original canal and under Craighall Road via a new basin beside the M8 motorway, which is about 4.5 metres below the level of the canal itself. by Gerald England – 28 July 2024](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/74/7887498_f15c86f9_120x120.jpg)
![Drop lock, Port Dundas. The Port Dundas basin is listed as a scheduled monument https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/apex/f?p=1505:300:::::VIEWTYPE,VIEWREF:designation,SM6689 having opened in 1790.The original section of the canal here was lost when the A879 Craighall Road [[6198367]] was built across its route. The building of the drop lock system reinstated the historical canal link between Speirs Wharf and the Pinkston Basin. The drop locks allow boats to move between the sections of original canal and under Craighall Road via a new basin beside the M8 motorway, which is about 4.5 metres below the level of the canal itself. by Gerald England – 28 July 2024](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/74/7887476_e78f5d8a_120x120.jpg)

![Forth and Clyde Canal [1]. Seen from Craighall Road is one end of the drop lock leading into the Port Dundas canal basin complex. The lock was constructed in 2006 to allow the Port Dundas basin, cut off by the construction of the M8 motorway, to be re-connected to the rest of the canal. Beyond the lock the basin complex is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6689The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/24/35/6243560_52b47d9d_120x120.jpg)








![Forth and Clyde Canal [2]. Seen from the walkway is the basin between the two locks of the drop lock leading into the Port Dundas canal basin complex. The lock was constructed in 2006 to allow the Port Dundas basin, cut off by the construction of the M8 motorway, to be re-connected to the rest of the canal. Beyond the lock the basin complex is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6689 The gantry on the right edge of the image carries direction signs on the M8 motorway. The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/24/35/6243561_d854e25d_120x120.jpg)




![Port Dundas. Looking across the Glasgow Spur of the Forth and Clyde Canal. On the right is the Pinkston Basin leading to the Pinkston Water Sports Centre. The original section of the canal to the left here was lost when the A879 Craighall Road was built across its route. Now a drop lock [[7887498]] allows boats to move under Craighall Road via a new basin beside the M8 motorway. by Gerald England – 28 July 2024](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/75/7887502_c6688a30_120x120.jpg)





