Portpatrick Road Bascule Footbridge
Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath, Old Kilpatrick G60 5JR, United Kingdom
Portpatrick Road Bascule Footbridge carries a farm track over the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) just past the junction with The River Ember.
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.
Portpatrick Road Bascule Footbridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between
Stockingfield Junction (Junction with the Port Dundas branch) (8 miles and 5½ furlongs
and 18 locks
to the east) and
Clyde Canal Junction (Junction of the River Clyde and the Forth and Clyde Canal) (6¾ furlongs
and 2 locks
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Stockingfield Junction is Dalnottar Lock No 37;
4 furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction is Bowling Lock Wharf;
3½ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a lift bridge here.
| Duntocher Burn Aqueduct | 1 mile, 6 furlongs | |
| Farm Road Bascule Footbridge | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Ferry Road Swing Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Erskine Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Dalnottar Lock No 37 | 4 furlongs | |
| Portpatrick Road Bascule Footbridge | ||
| Bowling Lock Wharf | 3½ furlongs | |
| Bowling Lock No 38 | 4 furlongs | |
| Bowling Lock Basin | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Basin Bascule Footbridge | 4½ furlongs | |
| Basin Railway Bridge | 4½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Dalnottar Lock No 37
Kilpatrick Station- 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 Clyde Canal Junction
Bowling Basin — 5 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
In the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Applecross Street Basin — 10 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 18 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 Applecross Street Basin
Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole — 11 miles, ¾ furlongs and 19 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 Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole
Craighall Road Basin — 11 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 19 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 Craighall Road Basin
Port Dundas Basin — 11 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 20 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
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 15 miles, 5½ furlongs and 18 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and 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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