Jubilee Bridge (Queensferry)

The Jubilee Bridge is a double leaf rolling bascule bridge which spans the River Dee at Queensferry, Wales, United Kingdom.The bridge takes its name from the previous bridge which was completed in Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee year of 1897. The abutments of the old bridge are still visible to the north of the current bridge.By the 1960s shipping had ceased on the River Dee. The bridge's lifting mechanism was removed and the roadway fixed permanently in place.In 2005 the Jubilee Bridge was awarded Grade II Listed building status by Cadw.