glasgow's squinty bridge - General Discussion

Ovalteenie · 18-09-2006, 19:29

opened yesterday

i think it looks similar to the one in newcastle

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/s...st/5355142.stm

Ovalteenie · 18-09-2006, 19:30

nice pic.... here

goonst · 18-09-2006, 21:52

looks cool. But can you cross it on foot? Looks like it is vehicles only?

thms · 18-09-2006, 23:30

hi ovalteenie...i really hate the name squinty bridge
i think it was dubbed by the glasgow evening times.
until it was named the clyde arc, i called it finnieston
bridge..see the thread for Clyde Arc..i've put a link to
a slideshow on flickr of the spectacular firework display
at last nights opening ceremony. with the exception of
the finnieston crane, none of the buildings existed in 1997.
this is just a tiny bit of the regeneration taking place here..

morning · 19-09-2006, 00:31

Thms, how can you not like the name Squinty bridge? I love it.

It's much more Glaswegian than the more formal Glasgow Arc which makes me think of the biblical tale of Noah.

thms · 19-09-2006, 00:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by morning

Thms, how can you not like the name Squinty bridge? I love it.

It's much more Glaswegian than the more formal Glasgow Arc which makes me think of the biblical tale of Noah.

for some reason i think of people with a squinty eye

ADJECTIVE: Marked by or affected with a squint: cross-eyed, squint-eyed, strabismal, strabismic.

morning · 19-09-2006, 00:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by thms

for some reason i think of people with a squinty eye

ADJECTIVE: Marked by or affected with a squint: cross-eyed, squint-eyed, strabismal, strabismic.

That made me choke.

Do you have a link to those piccies?

thms · 19-09-2006, 01:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by morning

That made me choke.

Do you have a link to those piccies?

it's in the clyde arc thread....

18-09-2006, 19:29	#1
Ovalteenie Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Gender: Male Posts: 6,158	glasgow's squinty bridge opened yesterday i think it looks similar to the one in newcastle http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/s...st/5355142.stm

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goonst Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Drowned Services: SSOS. Vinnie not to win CBB. Posts: 4,767 Blog Entries: 19	looks cool. But can you cross it on foot? Looks like it is vehicles only?

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thms Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Services: let anyone who invites me to dinner prosper Posts: 42,609	hi ovalteenie...i really hate the name squinty bridge i think it was dubbed by the glasgow evening times. until it was named the clyde arc, i called it finnieston bridge..see the thread for Clyde Arc..i've put a link to a slideshow on flickr of the spectacular firework display at last nights opening ceremony. with the exception of the finnieston crane, none of the buildings existed in 1997. this is just a tiny bit of the regeneration taking place here..

19-09-2006, 00:31	#5
morning Banned User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 13,128	Thms, how can you not like the name Squinty bridge? I love it. It's much more Glaswegian than the more formal Glasgow Arc which makes me think of the biblical tale of Noah.