I drove over the new Renfrew Bridge today. It only opened yesterday, but I wanted to give it a shot.
It’s been three years in the making, apparently. Cost £114 million. A lot of cones and diversions. Now it’s finally done, linking Renfrew with Yoker across the Clyde.
For me, it means less reliance on the Erskine Bridge or the Clyde Tunnel. That alone feels like progress. It’s a good stretch of road too, wide, open, smooth, and for now at least, very quiet. Everyone’s still getting used to it.
There’s still a small ferry running nearby, the one that’s been plodding back and forth across the water for decades. They’re keeping it on for now, while they review how useful it still is. I hope they let it stay. It’s a lovely, low-key crossing. Quaint, in the best way.
I noticed some signs along the new road suggesting that the bridge moves. A lifting bridge, maybe? I haven’t been able to find anything official about that yet, but I’ll keep an eye out. It wouldn’t surprise me. The Clyde’s full of ships and history and shifting routes. Why wouldn’t the newest bridge have a bit of flexibility built in?
Either way, it’s a useful addition. A small change to the map, but one that’ll make a difference in day-to-day journeys. I like it already.
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