Old travel Blog photograph of the suspension bridge at Cambus O' May, just East of Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland. The suspension bridge at Cambus O' May was built in 1905 to replace a ferry that helped pasengers cross the River Dee. The iron bridge was financed by Alexander Gordon, a native of Glen Girnock who had moved to London and made a fortune in the brewing trade. The story goes that when Gordon was a boy he had witnessed a drowning accident at this spot on the Dee, and he vowed that if he got the chance he would build a bridge so that people could cross safely. In 1988 the bridge had to be rebuilt for safety reasons, but the new bridge was constructed to the exact same design as the original, maintaining a real Victorian feel. It was opened by The Queen Mother in 1988.
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