It is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in Europe and certainly the newest way to walk over water in Scotland.
But it appears that no-one has told Google about the Govan-Partick Bridge, with the tech-giant's map and directions features seemingly unaware it is there.
As of Monday, the bridge remains a missing link and is absent from maps of the area – with people directed to other crossings, potentially adding an hour to their journey on foot, and extra minutes by bike.
The bridge, which crosses the Clyde between the Riverside Museum and Water Row, officially opened at the weekend with a street party and music festival.
Thousands made their first crossing, but as of today, one of the world’s biggest internet companies appear none the wiser.
Local Govan Councillor Dan Hutchison, of the Scottish Greens, asked Google to act “with urgency” to add the new bridge to their maps.
Cllr Hutchison said: “The opening of the Govan-Partick Bridge saw thousands of people walking and cycling over the new bridge on Saturday but now they won’t be able to use functions like Google Maps to utilise the bridge.
“I’m hopeful that Google will act to add it today and the core walking and cycling route that it was designed to be will be fulfilled.”
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The bridge, which crosses the Clyde between the Riverside Museum and Water Row and spans 110 metres, cost more than £29 million pounds to build.
Currently the quickest route on Google Maps between Water Row and Pointhouse Quay is via the Bell’s and Millenium Bridges which Google Maps advises will take 11 minutes by bike and 47 minutes on foot, not taking the new bridge into account.
Government ministers and local school children say the bridge will connect people living in Govan to the north side of the city, and vice versa.
It will also provide a direct route for students travelling between the University of Glasgow's Gilmorehill campus and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Originally meant to be opened three years ago, the project faced several delays before finally getting off the ground in April 2022.
The bridge was constructed as part of the Glasgow City Region Deal, which will see a billion pounds contributed by the UK and Scottish governments to benefit infrastructure projects.
A spokesperson for Google said: "This issue has been resolved, however it may take around 24 hours to be updated live in Maps.
"We use multiple sources to update the map - including third party data, information from local authorities, contributions from the Google Maps community, along with Street View and satellite imagery."
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