Castle Semple Bridge
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Castle Semple Bridge (1905-1972)Opened on the Kilbarchan Loop (Glasgow and South Western Railway).
Description
This rather ornate bridge over a private road was built close to Castle Semple in a Tudor style.
The castle was just to the south. Its ruins and Castle Semple Collegiate Church (to the west, north of the line) are separated by the trackbed of the former line.
Local
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Bridge| Nearby stations Howwood Lochwinnoch [2nd] Lochwinnoch Kilbarchan Milliken Park Milliken Park [1st] Bridge of Weir [2nd] Bridge of Weir [1st] Tweenie Hills Johnstone North [1st] Johnstone North [2nd] Beith North Houston Johnstone Uplawmoor [2nd] | St Brydes Barr Hill Quarry Benston Coal Pit Brannocklie Coal Pit Locher Viaduct Barbush No 5 Pit Vulcan Works [Johnstone] Tourist/other Castle Semple Collegiate Church Risk Signal Box Castle Semple Temple Castle Semple Loch Barr Castle Barr Loch Weaver^s Cottage Johnstone Castle |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
