Queen's Bridge is a toll-free

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in the city of

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. It spans the

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. It carries both automotive and pedestrian traffic of

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, one of Perth's three main streets from

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times. It stands about downstream from

Perth Bridge Perth Bridge (also known as Smeaton's Bridge, locally, the Old Bridge, and in the local dialect of Scots, the Auld Brig) is a toll-free bridge in the city of Perth, Scotland. A Category A listed structure, it spans the River Tay, connecting Pert ...

and is in length. 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. 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 , with what would become its successor built beneath it.

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* {{River Tay Bridges in Perth, Scotland Bridges across the River Tay Bridges completed in 1960 1960 establishments in Scotland