The Govan-Partick bridge was a shining example of renewal and regeneration when it opened. Just a month on there are fears the bridge could quickly become an eyesore as it attracts vandalism and anti-social behaviour
Sunlight sparks off a placid Clyde, catching on the masts of the Tall Ship Glenlee and reflected by the glass of the Riverside Museum onto the brilliant white tower of the Govan - Partick bridge. Families and tourists take in the impressive array of cables overhead and the views of the city upstream from the £29.5 million swing footbridge.
Just over a month later, police officers are having to patrol the bridge in response to ‘reports of vandalism’, and the bridge has been tagged with graffiti four times, thrice at the sides of the bridge at the Govan end and once on the tower. Images have circulated on social media of faeces on the steps up to the bridge from Govan Wharf, with one captioned ‘This is not dog poo.
The man, who declined to give his name, said: “It really has joined these two communities together and it’s amazing, but the graffiti is so disappointing.” “It’s a broken window,” adds the gentleman on the bridge. “If we don’t keep on top of it, the bridge will be covered in a month with all these idiotic tags.”
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