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The Broomielaw. This quay was on the north bank of the River Clyde and was the passenger steamer quay for central Glasgow. It was opposite Clyde Place Quay and immediately west of the approach lines to Glasgow Central crossing the Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central]. A baggage lift connected the station to the passenger quays.

The Bridge Wharves were located here, a series of berths on the north bank of the river west of Glasgow Bridge. There was a sort of saw-tooth pattern to the quaysides allowing the bow of one steamer to overlap the stern of the vessel immediately to the west. The two Clyde Viaducts were built over top of the east end of these these quays.

In 1911 the berth allocations were
2 David MacBrayne Ltd 4 & 6 Other passenger steamer operators
8 , 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 & 22 G & J Burns for Belfast, Liverpool and other
24, 26 & 28 M Langlands & Son for Manchester & Liverpool

Today the quays have been redeveloped, a pontoon quay is under the railway bridge.

To the west was Anderston Quay and to the east, beyond the railway, Custom House Quay [Glasgow].

The shipyard of Smith & Rodger was located here until relocating around 1840 to the Middleton Shipbuilding Yard, Govan.

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