
Speirs Wharf Footbridge
Sliding bridge operated by Scottish Canals
The Wheatsheaf, Speirs Wharf, Glasgow G4 9TJ, United Kingdom 

Speirs Wharf Footbridge
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) (5½ furlongs
   to the northwest) and
  Port Dundas Basin (Once formed the terminus of the Monkland Canal) (4¾ furlongs
    and 2 locks
   to the east).
  The nearest place in the direction of Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance) is Possil Road to Speirs Wharf Pound;
  ¾ furlongs
   away.
   
  The nearest place in the direction of Port Dundas Basin is Speirs Wharf;
  1 furlong
   away.
There is  access (suitable for wheels)  to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated. 
There is a swing bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Applecross Street Basin | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Rockvilla Bascule Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Applecross Wharf | 1½ furlongs | |
| Possil Road Aqueduct | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Possil Road to Speirs Wharf Pound | ¾ furlongs | |
| Speirs Wharf Footbridge | ||
| Speirs Wharf | 1 furlong | |
| Speirs Wharf Lock | 2 furlongs | |
| Speirs Wharf Bridge No 55 | 2 furlongs | |
| Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Craighall Road Basin | 2¾ 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
Applecross Street Basin — 1¾ furlongs  away
On this waterway in the direction of Stockingfield Junction
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 9 miles, 1¼ furlongs  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, 3¼ furlongs  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, 1¾ furlongs  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, 4½ furlongs  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, 3½ furlongs  and 19 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
Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole — 2¼ furlongs  and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Craighall Road Basin — 2¾ furlongs  and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Port Dundas Basin — 4¾ furlongs  and 2 locks 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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![Glasgow buildings [6]. Now converted into flats, the Port Dunas Sugar Refinery was built in 1866.  Listed, category B, with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33620 by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/24/49/6244953_8de979ea_120x120.jpg)

![40-50 Spiers Wharf. Former Port Dundas Sugar Refinery beside the Forth & Clyde Canal, dating from 1866 and Category B listed [http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33620]. Converted into flats in 1991. by Richard Sutcliffe – 25 June 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/19/84/6198499_7e83d75d_120x120.jpg)






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