Ferry Road Swing Bridge
Erskine Ferry Road, Old Kilpatrick G60 5DF, United Kingdom
Ferry Road Swing Bridge carries a footpath over the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) five kilometres from Stroud.
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.
Ferry Road Swing Bridge
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 ¼ furlongs
and 17 locks
to the east) and
Clyde Canal Junction (Junction of the River Clyde and the Forth and Clyde Canal) (1 mile and 3¾ furlongs
and 3 locks
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Stockingfield Junction is Farm Road Bascule Footbridge;
1 mile and ¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction is Erskine Bridge;
1 furlong
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a swing bridge here.
| Boquhanran Road Aqueduct No 22 | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Trafalgar Street Footbridge | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
Dalmuir Drop Lock and Bridge  | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Duntocher Burn Aqueduct | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Farm Road Bascule Footbridge | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Ferry Road Swing Bridge | ||
| Erskine Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Dalnottar Lock No 37 | 1 furlong | |
| Portpatrick Road Bascule Footbridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Bowling Lock Wharf | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Bowling Lock No 38 | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
Amenities nearby at Farm Road Bascule Footbridge
Morison's Morrisons
Fish & Chips
Cashpoint
Morrisons Fuel Shell
- 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 — 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks 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 — 9 miles, 7½ furlongs and 17 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 — 10 miles, 3¾ 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 Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole
Craighall Road Basin — 10 miles, 4 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 Craighall Road Basin
Port Dundas Basin — 10 miles, 6¼ 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 Port Dundas Basin
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 15 miles, ¼ furlongs and 17 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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