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Abbey Bridge

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and erected in 1879; in 1933 it was widened. In 2009 it was refurbished in a £1.5 million, 6-month project by Raynesway Construction Ltd., involving replacement of the truss sections, parapets and facias in modern materials, but faithful to the original design; and blast-cleaning and painting of the
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as a Grade B structure, denoting "buildings of regional or more than local importance, or major examples of some particular period, style or building type which may have been altered."
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The current Abbey Bridge replaces a 3-arch stone-built bridge dating to around 1763. The new bridge was manufactured by a local shipbuilding company,
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in Scotland. It was erected in 1879, widened in 1933, and comprehensively restored in 2009.
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original superstructure. The re-opened bridge, incorporating programmable-colour
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Abbey Bridge connects the south of central Paisley with the area around
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The current 1879 Abbey Bridge after its 2009 refurbishment
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from the patterns of the originals, on which are mounted
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incorporating polychrome reliefs of the town’s arms; and
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Canmore - National Record of the Historic Environment
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Index



grade B listed
White Cart Water
Paisley
Paisley Abbey
beam bridge
spans
abutments
pier
superstructure
girders
Warren trusses
wrought iron
parapets
facias
cast iron
ductile iron
cast
gothic
Saracen Foundry
Hanna, Donald & Wilson
architectural lighting
Historic Environment Scotland
List of bridges in the United Kingdom
List of listed buildings in Paisley, Renfrewshire


"Paisley's Bridges - an Architectural Trail"
"Hannah, Donald & Wilson (fl. c. 1861- c. 1909)"

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