Jubilee Bridge (Queensferry)

Jubilee Bridge
Coordinates53°12′39″N 3°00′59″W / 53.2108°N 3.0163°W / 53.2108; -3.0163
CarriesMotor vehicles (2 lanes)
Pedestrians
CrossesRiver Dee
LocaleQueensferry
Characteristics
DesignDouble leaf rolling bascule bridge
MaterialSteel
Longest span40.8 m (134 ft)
No. of spans3
Piers in water2
Clearance above4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Clearance below4 m (13 ft)[1]
History
DesignerMott, Hay and Anderson
Constructed bySir William Arrol & Co.
Construction start1925
Construction end1927[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.

History

Queen's Ferry Bridge Act 1924
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to authorise the construction of a bridge over the River Dee at Queen's Ferry and the removal of the existing bridge and for other purposes.
Citation14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. viii
Dates
Royal assent15 May 1924
Other legislation
Repealed byClwyd County Council Act 1985
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The bridge was built by Sir William Arrol & Co. between 1925 and 1927.[3] It takes its name from an earlier bridge on the same site which was completed during the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. The abutments of the old bridge are still visible at both sides to the left (facing north) of the current bridge. The remains can be seen at low tide near the abutments.

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.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Environment Agency Wales. "Marine safety in the Dee conservancy" (PDF). Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. ^ movablebridges.org. "Movable Bridges – Jubilee Bridge". Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Adam Hunter". Engineering Times. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ Cadw. "Bascule Bridge (Grade II) (84433)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. ^ British Listed Buildings. "Bascule Bridge, Queensferry". Retrieved 1 September 2011.