Talk:Wellington Suspension Bridge

A fact from Wellington Suspension Bridge appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 November 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Wellington Suspension Bridge (pictured), in Aberdeen, still has the original main chains from when it was opened in 1831?

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Latest comment: 10 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Does "Heritors of Nigg" also refer to Nigg, Aberdeen?

The Heritage Scotland page describes the deck as steel-framed wood; presumably it is no longer wood?

The article refers to a new Wellington Bridge; is this actually the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, which was finished in 1983?

Yngvadottir (talk) 16:37, 20 November 2013 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, Yngvadottir! Yes, it is Nigg, Aberdeen, so I've linked it; the deck was replaced in the 21st century restoration but nothing I can find states what it was replaced with (although the 2009 images show it must be concrete or some such ...); the Queen Elizabeth II bridge was the 'replacement' bridge - as it runs from Wellington Road I suspect that's why it's occasionally called Wellington Bridge. I can't seem to find the actual total cost of the restoration, looks to have topped over £1 million. Pretty bridge though! SagaciousPhil - Chat 20:02, 20 November 2013 (UTC)Reply

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