Glasgow's M8 Bridges to Nowhere: Relics from Glasgow's Urban Motorway Development

In this video I head down to Charing Cross in the West End of Glasgow and explore the multiple relics left from when the M8 motorway was built through the city. This video coveres the three Bridges to Nowhere and where they used to be. These are the Anderston Footbridge, Charing Cross Podium and the Anderston Centre to Albany Hotel bridge, and I show you around and tell a little bit about the history of these bridges.
*oop and I said JP Morgan instead of Morgan Stanley 👀👀
EXTRA LINKS:
Shout out to the Glasgow Motorway Archive for the detailled information:
www.glasgowmot...
/ glasgowsmotorways
Charing Cross Podium pics:
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To read:
Cullen, J.M., 2009. Glasgow motorways: a history. 3rd ed. Glasgow: Craigmore Publishers.
Bruce, R., 1945. First planning report to the Highways and Planning Committee of the Corporation of the City of Glasgow. Glasgow: Glasgow Corporation
Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners, 1962. Interim report on the Glasgow inner ring road. Glasgow: Glasgow Corporation.
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[@MichaelB-vl2jx]

Thanks for the interesting video!

[@michaelmccullough7892]

The motorway was build on slum clearance only park of the motorway that wasn’t was Charing Cross area. They is a part of the road that cuts of heading to Charing Cross from the east that would of went up to Mary hill area and being called the Lomond motorway

[@tomaddie1969]

No, not all of the plan was placed on 'slum clearance' as stated. Very many fine red sandstone streets and tenements were smashed down in this desire to 'modernize' and bring Glasgow 'up by it's bootstraps'. This was a good motivation because of the prevailing circumstances at that time of very bad/barely inhabitable housing in that area, but it lacked any kind of fineness and so very much was lost due to 'whack it down regardless', demolition of very good properties for the advancement of the motorway plans, and of cars/motorize road transport in general.

[@lewiscampbell8973]

Really interesting video! Thanks for sharing

[@angusrobertson6397]

Informative video thanks for sharing!

[@Andrewjg_89]

Maybe Glasgow should of had a orbital motorway just like Manchester and London.

[@RomanAlexander1]

Sorry but I can't watch your video! The dreck you are playing in the background is unbearable and utterly unconnected to the subject matter. At various points it actually drowns out your narratiion! What were you thinking when you added it? Cretinous.

[@TheLowerIntestine]

I didn't even notice the background music. Interesting video.

[@jamesyboy4626]

@@TheLowerIntestine Me either to be honest.