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Bridge, completed in 1881 by engineer JH Blyth. It is a five-span, segmental arched bridge built of dressed stone with a polished granite parapet, cast-iron lamp stands and rounded cutwaters. It has rounded cutwaters with advanced piers with round arched panels above. The River Dee originally flowed slightly further north but was diverted to its present course in 1868 to enable enlargement of the harbour, and creation of Albert Quay. An initial proposal to build a bridge to Torry failed, but the idea or a bridge was pursued again after 32 people died in a ferry boat accident in 1876. A plaque on the bridge commemorates this ferry disaster. The bridge was a major factor in enabling 19th century industrial Aberdeen expand to the South.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
Aberdeen City
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NJ90NW0083 - VICTORIA BRIDGE