Queenie Bridge is a toll-free bascule bridge in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Opened in 1954, it connects Bridge Street and Greenhill Road in the town's harbour area. It replaced a swing bridge which had stood on the site since 1850 and was built at a cost of £8,000.[1][2] There has been a crossing at this point in the harbour since at least 1739.[3]
Queenie Bridge | |
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 The bridge in 2019, looking east to Ship Row in Greenhill | |
| Coordinates | 57°30′15″N 1°46′20″W / 57.50411°N 1.77227°W |
| Carries | Bridge Street and Greenhill Road |
| Crosses | Middle Harbour |
| Locale | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule bridge |
| Longest span | 106 feet (32 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Yes |
| Toll | No |
| Location | |
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The bridge's name is a play on Quinzie (the Scots version of the French word coin, which signifies a corner),[4][5][6] the historic name of the area of town to the south of Port Henry, which was constructed in 1593. Quinzie was a causeway of boulders, covered only by spring tides, which linked the islands of Keith Inch and Greenhill to the mainland.[7]
References
edit- ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland (1901) Archived 30 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine - p. 1326
- ^ "Historic north-east bridge reopens as part of £50million redevelopment" Archived 17 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine - Press & Journal, 20 October 2018
- ^ Alexander, William McCombie (1952). The Place-names of Aberdeenshire. Third Spalding Club.
- ^ "Peterhead Harbour | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Laing (M.D.), William (1793). An Account of Peterhead: Its Mineral Well, Air, and Neighbourhood. By William Laing, ... T. Evans : sold. p. 64.
- ^ Arbuthnot, James (1815). An Historical Account of Peterhead. D. Chalmers. p. 13.
- ^ McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 150. ISBN 185158-231-2.