Diamond Bridge
The Diamond Bridge, known during planning and construction as the Third Don Crossing, is a bridge across the River Don in Aberdeen, Scotland, which opened in 2016. It is the third crossing of the river open to all traffic between the suburbs of Bridge of Don and Aberdeen City, after the Bridge of Don and Persley Bridge.
History
Proposals for a third Don crossing have been made since the 1970s. The city council agreed to begin the project in 2003, and by 2004 decided on a preferred route. Construction began in November 2014 and the completed bridge was opened in June 2016.A worker Ian Walker was killed by an excavator during construction of the Don Crossing on 13 January 2016, an incident that led to Balfour Beatty being fined £600,000.