Queen Elizabeth Bridge, Aberdeen

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| crosses = River Dee

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Queen Elizabeth Bridge is a road crossing over the River Dee in Aberdeen, Scotland.{{Cite web |title=Queen Elizabeth Bridge |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst19574.html |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |language=en-gb}} It carries a dual carriageway (part of the A956 route) and pavements on either side.

History

File:Queen Elizabeth Bridge.jpg

In 1978, Grampian Regional Council approached the Scottish Development Department with a view to constructing the bridge as a replacement for the Wellington Suspension Bridge. The estimated cost at the time was £2 million.{{Cite news |last=Woolridge |first=Annie |date=1984-08-10 |title=The 20-year controversy ends |pages=9 |work=Evening Express |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19840810/103/0009 |access-date=2022-05-24}}

During construction, the bridge was referred to as the New Wellington Bridge. The bridge opened to traffic in December 1983. In April 1984, the bridge was named Queen Elizabeth Bridge.{{Cite news |date=1984-04-04 |title=Bridge fit for Queen |pages=3 |work=The Press and Journal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19840404/067/0003 |access-date=2022-05-24}} The bridge was officially opened by Elizabeth II on 10 August 1984.

Structure

The bridge is {{Convert|110|m|ft|abbr=off}} long and has three spans.{{Cite news |date=1983-07-26 |title=New Wellington Bridge over Dee takes shape |pages=8 |work=The Press and Journal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19830726/108/0008 |access-date=2022-05-24}}

References

Category:Bridges in Aberdeen

Category:Road bridges in Scotland

Category:Bridges completed in 1983

Category:1984 establishments in Scotland