0
  • DE
  • EN
  • FR
  • International Database and Gallery of Structures

Advertisement

General Information

Completion: October 1960
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , , ,
Address: South Street
Crosses:
  • Tay River
Replaces: Victoria Bridge (1902)
Coordinates: 56° 23' 41.84" N    3° 25' 28.64" W
Show coordinates on a map

Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 75 m
number of spans 3

Cost

cost of construction Pound sterling 150 000

Materials

deck reinforced concrete
piers reinforced concrete

Chronology

October 1960

Opened by Queen Elizabeth II.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Queen's Bridge is a toll-free bridge in the city of Perth, Scotland. It spans the River Tay, connecting Perth, on the western side of the river, to Bridgend, on its eastern side. It carries both automotive and pedestrian traffic of South Street, one of Perth's three main streets from mediaeval times. It stands about 500 yards (460 m) downstream from Perth Bridge and is 246 feet (75 m) in length.

Queen's Bridge replaced Victoria Bridge, which stood between 1902 and 1958–1959, and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 10 October 1960. The pier on the bridge's eastern side is a remnant of the previous structure.

The construction of Victoria Bridge required the demolition of Rodney Lodge, which stood in today’s Rodney Gardens.

Construction

The bridge was erected at a cost of £150,000, the work of Whatlings Ltd and consulting engineers F. A. MacDonald & Partners.

Victoria Bridge was kept open during the construction of the new bridge by having its steel framework raised by 6 feet (2 m), with what would become its successor built beneath it.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Queen's Bridge, Perth" and modified on March 24, 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Participants

Structural engineering
Contractor

Relevant Web Sites

  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20010149
  • Published on:
    03/09/2003
  • Last updated on:
    21/03/2023
Structurae cooperates with
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
e-mosty Magazine
e-BrIM Magazine