Aboyne Bridge
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| carries = B968 road
| crosses = River Dee
| locale = Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Aboyne Bridge is a road bridge to the south of Aboyne in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The current bridge dates from c1937 and is constructed of reinforced concrete.{{Cite web |title=Aboyne, Bridgeview Road, Aboyne Bridge |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/35298/aboyne-bridgeview-road-aboyne-bridge |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Canmore |language=en}}It has a novel design, with a hinged frame for flood resilience, and is Category B listed.{{Cite web |title=ABOYNE, BRIDGEVIEW ROAD, ABOYNE BRIDGE, OVER RIVER DEE (LB47060) |url=http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB47060 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=portal.historicenvironment.scot}}
History
In 1829, a great flood swept away the existing bridge, built only a year earlier. The Earl of Aboyne had a new suspension bridge built in 1831.{{cite web |title=Aberdour - Anderston A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp23-45 |website=British History Online |publisher=S Lewis, London 1846 |access-date=5 January 2025}}
A new bridge to replace the suspension bridge at an estimated cost of £30,000 was approved by the Minister of Transport in April 1938.{{Cite news |date=1938-04-28 |title=Replacing Old Bridges |pages=9 |work=Daily Mirror |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror-replacing-old-bridges/135706924/ |access-date=2023-11-24}}
The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic on 10 November 2023 for structural inspections. Intrusive investigations found that the bridge was in a poor condition which resulted in an extended closure being announced later in the month. It is expected to remain closed for up to 18 months.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-22 |title=Long term closure for damaged bridge in Aboyne |url=https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/long-term-closure-for-damaged-bridge-in-aboyne-333685/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Grampian Online |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Saunderson |first=Jamie |date=2023-11-22 |title=Aberdeenshire bridge to close for more than a year with five-mile diversion |url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeenshire-bridge-close-more-year-8925438 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Aberdeen Live |language=en}}