Jubilee Bridge (Queensferry)

The Jubilee Bridge (also known as the Blue Bridge) is a double leaf rolling bascule bridge which spans the River Dee at Queensferry, Wales.

Jubilee Bridge
Coordinates	53.2108°N 3.0163°W / 53.2108; -3.0163
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 (134 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

History

Queen's Ferry Bridge Act 1924
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An 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.
Citation	14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. viii
Dates
Royal assent	15 May 1924
Other legislation
Repealed by	Clwyd County Council Act 1985
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted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

• List of bridges in Wales