Jubilee Bridge (Tay) Explained

Jubilee Bridge
Carries:Road users
Crosses:River Tay
Locale:Scotland
Other Name:Tay Crossing
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Length:225m (740ft)
Lanes:2 (1 per direction)
Opened:May 1977
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The Jubilee Bridge is a road bridge over the River Tay near Dunkeld in Scotland.[1] [2] The bridge conveys the A9 road over the river.[3] A concrete box bridge also joins the Jubilee Bridge at its southern end as it carries the A9 over the Highland Main Line. The area of the River Tay below the bridge is accessible for personal watercraft and walkers.[4] As part of the A9 dualling project, the bridge will be duplicated by 2032.[5]

History

Before the bridge was secured in place, much of the bridge works took place north of the river.[1] The bridge was named after the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II and completed in May 1977.[1] [2] The bridge is composed of a concrete reinforced deck supported by steel girders in three spans and on two pairs of piers that are positioned at the edge of the river. The bridge construction cost £1.3 million and the consulting engineers for the project were Babtie Shaw & Morton.[6] The bridge has footpaths on both sides.[7]

The construction of the bridge is featured in the 1982 documentary A9 Highland Highway about the reconstruction of the A9 now in the National Library of Scotland.[8] The bridge received a Civic Trust award for the effectiveness of its integration with the adjacent landscape.[1]

Improvements

In December 2018, essential works were carried out on the bridge to replace a damaged joint to ensure the bridge remained safe for traffic.[2] In 2018 and 2019, boreholes and trial pits were dug adjacent to the bridge in preparation for improvements.

The bridge will be duplicated in the A9 dualling project (Tay Crossing to Ballinluig) with improvement works expected between 2025 and 2032.[9] [10] The project (and therefore the second bridge) was supposed to be complete in 2025,[11] but delays to the project meant that the doubled bridge will be finished by 2032 instead with the project as a whole finished in 2035.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A9 . Scottish Roads Archive . 19 July 2024 .
  2. Web site: Go-slow zone on A9 as Dunkeld crossing gets urgent overhaul . 10 December 2018 . The Courier . 19 July 2024 . 19 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240919034648/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-environment/transport/782201/go-slow-zone-on-a9-as-dunkeld-crossing-gets-urgent-overhaul/ . live .
  3. Book: Turnbull, Ronald . Walking Ben Lawers, Rannoch and Atholl . Cicerone Press Limited . 15 August 2021 . 978-1-78362-872-8 . 150 .
  4. Book: Findlay, Alasdair . Paddle Scotland . Adlard Coles . 13 June 2023 . 978-1-3994-0147-0 . 104 .
  5. Web site: Contractor named for delay-hit £185m A9 upgrade . 9 July 2024 . BBC News . 22 July 2024 . 19 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240919034730/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3gv5d063y5o . live .
  6. Web site: Bridges of the Tay . Perthshire Society of Natural Science . 19 July 2024 . 8 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808033516/https://www.psns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Fothergill-Bridges-of-the-Tay.pdf . live .
  7. Web site: January 2016 Public Exhibitions Summary Report. Appendix H . Transport for Scotland . 19 July 2024 . 18 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240918015147/https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/6832/pass-of-birnam-to-tay-crossing-jan-2016-public-exhib-summary-report-app-h-aug-2016.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: A9 HIGHLAND HIGHWAY . National Library of Scotland . 19 July 2024 . 19 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240919034601/https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/1962 . live .
  9. Web site: Transport Scotland starts moves to dual another section of the A9 Inverness to Perth route . 17 April 2024 . Strathspey Herald . 19 July 2024 . 19 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240919034610/https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/transport-scotland-starts-moves-to-dual-another-section-of-t-348103/ . live .
  10. Web site: Transport Scotland engages market on £155M contract for next A9 dualling segment . 17 April 2024 . New Civil Engineer . 19 July 2024 . 19 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240919034600/https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/transport-scotland-engages-market-on-155m-contract-for-next-a9-dualling-segment-17-04-2024/ . live .
  11. Web site: Work begins on dualling A9 from Inverness to Perth . BBC News . 23 June 2024 . 10 September 2015 . 10 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910121215/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-34197501 . live .
  12. News: A9 dualling project delayed by 10 years until 2035 . BBC News . 20 December 2023 . 21 August 2024 . 20 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240820015724/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-67771630 . live .

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