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Falls of Lora interpretive sign.
Builder plaque located at end of cantilever arm at start of suspended span.
Dalzell Steel brand for David Colville and Sons (Dalzell Steel and Iron Works).
Glasgow Steel brand for Glasgow Iron and Steel Company.
Cliff brand for Joseph Cliff and Sons (Frodingham Iron and Steel Company).
Hallside brand for Steel Company of Scotland (Hallside Works).
Glengarnock brand for Glengarnock Iron and Steel Company.
Lanarkshire brand for Lanarkshire Steel Company of Motherwell, Scotland.
Scotland brand.
Unknown brand.
Unknown brand.
Top chord connections as viewed from beside bridge.
Top chord connections at end of suspended span as viewed from beside bridge.
Top chord connections on suspended span as viewed from beside bridge.
Bottom chord connections at end of suspended span as viewed from beside bridge.
Overview of bearings and piers.
View of back strut.
Distant view of pier bearing.
Distant view of anchor bearing.
Main post as viewed from beside bridge.
General view from on bridge showing main post intersecting with sway bracing and the outer boom.
Views from on bridge showing main post intersecting with sway bracing and the outer boom.
Outer boom as viewed from on bridge.
Outer boom connection details.
Outer boom connection to main post.
View showing bottom chord to left and outer boom to right.
View showing inclined main post to the left, with a smaller vertical member to the right positioned perpendicular to the top of the tower.
Main post detail above deck.
Main post detail below deck.
Main post connection to top chord.
Main post detail as seen from on bridge.
Panoramic view of main post.
Views showing the large "X" of the main post sway bracing.
Details of the large "X" of the main post sway bracing.
Detail of sway bracing at main post.
Main post sway bracing upper connection to main post.
Looking up from under main posts and associated sway bracing from on bridge.
Detail of main post sway bracing.
Main post bearing as viewed from on bridge.
Detail of main post bearing and adjacent connection as seen from above.
Top chord connections as viewed from on bridge.
Bottom chord connections as viewed from on bridge.
Intermediate connections as viewed from on bridge.
Top chord.
Top chord splice.
Diagonal members.
Vertical members.
Horizontal member.
Overview of unusual vertical member and its connections, located at portal bracing.
Detail of unusual vertical member and its connections, located at portal bracing.
Bottom chord.
End post and portal bracing.
End post detail.
Portal bracing detail.
Upper lateral bracing overview.
Upper lateral bracing details.
Sway bracing.
Bracing connections.
Detail of built-up beam showing rolled tee.
Railing.
Details of Suspended Span
Finger/tooth expansion joint at suspended span.
Suspended span truss web.
Overview of top chord connection at transition from cantilever arm to suspended span as viewed from on bridge.
Detail of top chord connection at transition from cantilever arm to suspended span as viewed from on bridge.
Detail of bottom chord connection at transition from cantilever arm to suspended span as viewed from on bridge.
Suspended span end post.
Suspended span "portal" sway bracing.
Suspended span sway bracing.
Suspended span top chord connections.
Suspended span bottom chord connections.
Suspended span intermediate connections.
Suspended span bottom chord.
Suspended span diagonal members.
Suspended span vertical members.