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Suspension bridge, built in 1834, at the expense of Queen Victoria, designed by J. Justice Jnr and Co., Dundee. It is an early example of a flat-link, chain-suspension bridge, with diagonal rod bracing, and a wooden deck. The pylons are braced wrought-iron structures. Designed as the main entrance to Balmoral for vehicular traffic, but superseded as a vehicle bridge in 1857 when Prince Albert commissioned the sturdier Crathie Girder Bridge (NO29SE0008). The bridge was partly renewed in 1884, and is now solely in pedestrian use, with iron kissing gates at each end. It is the earliest example of a chain suspension bridge in Upper Deeside, and the most sophisticated and biggest of three bridges known to be by J. Justice Jnr. and Co, pioneers of suspension bridge construction in Eastern Scotland. Also known as Easter Balmoral bridge. The bridge suffered some structural damage from water borne debris during Storm Frank flooding in late December 2015 and early January 2016.
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