King George Vi Bridge, Ruthrieston, Aberdeen is a Grade B listed building in the local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 January 1967. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
King George Vi Bridge, Ruthrieston, Aberdeen
- WRENN ID
- tattered-corner-quill
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Constituency
- Aberdeen South MP: Douglas Lumsden (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1967
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- NJ 935 041
- Coordinates
- 57.12836, -2.10794
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The King George VI Bridge in Ruthrieston, Aberdeen, was designed by Sir Frank Mears and constructed between 1938 and 1941. This three-span depressed-arch bridge crosses the River Dee and features two round-arched flood arches to the east. It is made of concrete with rough-faced granite facing, including rough-faced arch-rings that are finely finished at the margins. The cutwaters rise to form refuges, each displaying a coat of arms on the outer side. The parapet is also finely finished and includes a plaque on the south side that reads, "CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ABERDEEN: KING GEORGE VI BRIDGE. THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THIS BRIDGE WAS LAID BY LORD PROVOST EDWARD W. WATT ON 15TH SEPTEMBER 1938...." There are two large refuges to the east, and a stepped-down wing wall extends southwest, featuring stone steps leading up to the bridge, with the County of Aberdeen coat of arms flanking the steps on the right.
Local climate
King George Vi Bridge, Ruthrieston, Aberdeen receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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