Jubilee Bridge (Queensferry)
Jubilee Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 53°12′39″N 3°00′59″W / 53.2108°N 3.0163°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles (2 lanes) Pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Dee |
| Locale | Queensferry |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double leaf rolling bascule bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Longest span | 40.8 m (133 ft) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| Clearance above | 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| Clearance below | 4 m (13 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Designer | Mott, Hay and Anderson |
| Constructed by | Sir William Arrol & Co. |
| Construction start | 1925 |
| Construction end | 1927[2] |
| Construction cost | £83,051 |
| Location | |
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The Jubilee Bridge (also known as the Blue Bridge) is a double leaf rolling bascule bridge which spans the River Dee at Queensferry, Wales, United Kingdom.
The bridge takes its name from the previous bridge which was completed in Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee year of 1897. The abutments of the old bridge are still visible to the north of the current bridge.
By the 1960s shipping had ceased on the River Dee. The bridge's lifting mechanism was removed and the roadway fixed permanently in place.
In 2005 the Jubilee Bridge was awarded Grade II Listed building status by Cadw.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Environment Agency Wales. "Marine safety in the Dee conservancy" (PDF). Retrieved September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ movablebridges.org. "Movable Bridges – Jubilee Bridge". Retrieved September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ British Listed Buildings. "Bascule Bridge, Queensferry". Retrieved September 2011.
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