Wellington Suspension Bridge, Aberdeen is a Grade A listed building in the local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 January 1967. Suspension bridge.

Wellington Suspension Bridge, Aberdeen

WRENN ID
ancient-steel-bistre
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Constituency
Aberdeen South MP: Douglas Lumsden (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
12 January 1967
Type
Suspension bridge
OS grid reference
NJ 943 049
Coordinates
57.13557, -2.09555
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Wellington Suspension Bridge in Aberdeen was built between 1829 and 1831 by Samuel Brown, with later alterations. The bridge features two rough-faced granite pylons designed by John Smith, which are battered and include round archways. It is supported by two bar-link saddle chains with suspender rods on each side, holding a steel-framed wooden deck. An inscription on the northern parapet reads, "Wellington Suspension Bridge Erected 1830 Reconstructed 1930." The bridge has a depressed arch design and a granite parapet, with a date of 1886 inscribed at the center. It connects to the west over Riverside Drive.

Local climate

Wellington Suspension Bridge, 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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