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Queen's Bridge, Perth

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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.
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The bridge was erected at a cost of £150,000, the work of Whatlings Ltd and consulting engineers F. A. MacDonald & Partners.
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The bridge carries the pedestrian and vehicular traffic of South Street. This view is looking west into Perth
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The construction of Victoria Bridge required the demolition of Rodney Lodge, which stood in today's
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Queen's Bridge replaced Victoria Bridge, which stood between 1902 and 1958–1959, and was opened by
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on 10 October 1960. The pier on the bridge's eastern side is a remnant of the previous structure.
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times. It stands about 500 yards (460 m) downstream from
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Perth Bridge
Tay Viaduct
Coordinates
56°23′42″N 3°25′26″W / 56.3949°N 3.4238°W / 56.3949; -3.4238
South Street
River Tay
Perth, Scotland
Perth and Kinross Council
bridge
Perth, Scotland
River Tay
Bridgend
South Street
mediaeval
Perth Bridge
Queen Elizabeth II
Rodney Gardens







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