New £29.5m Partick to Govan bridge opens ahead of celebrations

Clare Marshall and Deborah Love spend hours roller-skating outside the Riverside Museum.

They think the “brilliant” bridge can make Glasgow more accessible.

“It’s easy to get from east to west and north to south, but getting from south to west takes ages,” Clare said.

“It should be easy to get around the city.”

The new link between Govan and Partick will allow everyone to get to know Glasgow in a different way, according to Deborah.

“People can walk more, for example to Kelvingrove park, and there is going to be fewer cars driving around,” she said.

Clare hopes the bridge will also contribute to the regeneration of the city’s riverside.

“We’re on the river and we should be using the river now that Glasgow is not an industrial city anymore,” she said.