Basic Site Details

Name: Queen's Bridge
Town, district or village: Perth
City or county: Perthshire
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Bridge  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31960 Build/construction 
Item 2 of 310 October 1960 Openedby Her Majesty the Queen per Builder 16 Dec 1960 p1133
Item 3 of 316 December 1960 Completionthree-span 400 ft long prestressed concrete bridge taking a total of 21 months to construct and complete at a cost of £150,000 per Builder pp1133-1134

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1F A MacDonald & Partners A1960  

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Gifford, John2007The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross Yale University Pressp610
Item 2 of 2Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p579

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder16 December 1960  'The New Queen's Bridge, Perth' pp1133-1134 - includes general view photo, two progress shots p1133 and longitudinal and cross-sections of the bridge structure p1134