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Union Street, Aberdeen
Street in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
57.1457098°N 2.1018608°W / 57.1457098; -2.1018608
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Union Street is a major street and shopping thoroughfare in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is named after the Acts of Union 1800 with Ireland.
The street is approximately one mile long (1.6 km[1]) and a feat of engineering skill involving the partial levelling of St. Catherine's Hill and the building of arches to carry the street over Putachieside.
The Denburn Valley was crossed by Union Street by Union Bridge (constructed 1801–05). The Union Bridge holds the record of the 'Worlds largest single span granite bridge' at 130 feet (40 m) across.