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Bridge of Don Persley Bridge Brig O' Balgownie Parkhill Bridge Diamond Here are 6 bridges that cross the River Don all within the immediate environs of Aberdeen City. Apart from the Brig o’ Balgonie which is only suitable for pedestrians, some 80,000 vehicles in total cross the river every day using these 5 other bridges. Bridge of Don Brig o’ Balgownie Diamond Bridge Linking Bridge of Don to Seaton, the bridge was This medieval bridge was built in 1320, possibly This £22.3m link between Grandholm and originally built in 1830 but was widened in 1959 commissioned by Robert the Bruce. It was Tillydrone, the so called 3rd Don crossing, to 20m. There are 5 spans, the longest of which renovated in 1605 and is now only suitable for opened in 2018 and handles about 12,000 is 23m. The bridge handles about 25,000 pedestrians or cyclists. The span is 12m and the vehicles daily, easing traffic on both the Don and vehicles each day. arch clears the river by 17m. Persley bridges. Persley Bridge Parkhill Bridge AWPR Don Crossing Linking Persley to Woodside, the original bridge The bridge handles traffic on the A947 from The newest of Don bridges which opened in was built in 1891 but enlarged in 1971. It Dyce north towards Oldmeldrum and until the February 2019 after a delay due to construction comprises 3 segmental river arches with 2 new AWPR Don Crossing opened, was problems. The bridge span is 280m and is 28m smaller floodwater arches and carries the A92. handling about 10,500 vehicles daily. wide and forms part of the A90 AWPR which is Some 15,000 vehicles use it, each day. expected to handle some 23,000 vehicles daily. .
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