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Erskine Bridge

Located in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°55′13″ N 4°27′44″ W

Erskine Bridge
Baaker2009 from Dumbarton · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Old Kilpatrick
0.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport6 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport47 km

About Erskine Bridge

Erskine Bridge is a landmark. Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

The Erskine Bridge is a multi span cable-stayed box girder bridge spanning the River Clyde in west central Scotland. The bridge connects West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire and can be used by all types of motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. As well as crossing the Clyde, the bridge also crosses the Forth and Clyde Canal and the North Clyde railway line. A small part of Kilpatrick railway station is situated underneath the bridge at the north side. The bridge is part of the A898 road.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Opened
1971
Heritage designation
category A listed building
Height
45 m
Length
1.3 km

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Erskine Bridge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (69 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Erskine Bridge
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°19°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1611111216973708096129152148147

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Erskine Bridge

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 6 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 14 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 6 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 47 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 68 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 14 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 79 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Erskine Bridge

Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 3,716 natural sites, 1,185 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 22 kmNW
  • Inchcailloch Island 19 kmN
  • Aber Isle Island 17 kmN
  • Bucinch Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km1,225 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 33 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 52 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 44 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 35 kmSW

60–100 km3,575 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 61 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 79 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 73 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 85 kmE

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