The M8 was Glasgow' s most ambitious engineering project since the introduction of the railways, cutting the city in two and providing a vital link between east and west. The Kingston Bridge provides motorists a route across the Clyde, and was opened in 1970, making it 51 years old now.
Here we take a look back at its construction, opening and works done on the well-used route, from the late 1960s until 1990s.
9. Below the bridge
A view from below the Kingston Bridge. Photo: Glasgow Motorway Archive
10. Kingston Bridge in the 90s
Glasgow's Kingston Bridge in 1999, as engineers prepare to jack up the bridge piers before moving them. Photo: TSPL
11. Kingston Bridge
The Kingston Bridge was opened on the 26th June 1970 by the Queen Mother following just over three years of construction at a cost of £11m, which is the equivalent of £180m today. Photo: Glasgow Motorway Archive
12. Ariel view of the Kingston Bridge
Speaking at the time of the bridge's 50th birthday, Stuart Baird from the Glasgow Motorway Archive said: "The Kingston Bridge was recognised as one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever undertaken in Scotland at the time, and it's had a huge impact in shaping the city over the last five decades." Photo: Glasgow Motorway Archive