Editing Perth, Scotland (section)

==Transport==
{{See also|Public transport in Perth and Kinross}}

===Road===
[[File:Perth city centre from the air (geograph 3605803).jpg|thumb|left|Three of the four bridges that cross the Tay at Perth. Right to left: Perth Bridge, Queen's Bridge and the Tay Viaduct]]
Perth remains a key transport hub for journeys by road and rail throughout Scotland. The [[M90 motorway]], the northernmost motorway in Great Britain, runs south from the city to [[Edinburgh]]; the [[A9 road (Great Britain)|A9 road]] connects it to [[Stirling]] and [[Glasgow]] in the south west and [[Inverness]] in the north. Other major roads serving the city include the [[A85 road (Great Britain)|A85]] to [[Crieff]] and [[Crianlarich]] (and ultimately [[Oban]]), the [[A93 road (Great Britain)|A93]] to [[Blairgowrie and Rattray|Blairgowrie]] and [[Braemar]], the [[A94 road (Great Britain)|A94]] to [[Coupar Angus]] and [[Forfar]] and the [[A90 road (Great Britain)|A90]] to [[Dundee]] and Aberdeen.<ref name="Graham-Campbell p139">Graham-Campbell (1994), p. 139.</ref>

The city itself was [[bypass route|bypass]]ed to the south and east by the M90 in the 1970s and to the west by the A9 in 1986. The M90, A9 and A93 all meet at [[Broxden Junction]], one of the busiest and most important [[road junction]]s in Scotland. Uniquely, all seven of Scotland's cities are signposted from here: [[Glasgow]] and [[Stirling]] via the A9 southbound, Dundee and Aberdeen via the A90, Edinburgh via the M90, [[Inverness]] via the A9 northbound, and Perth itself via the A93 through the city centre. The final part of the M90 included the construction of the [[Friarton Bridge]] in 1978 to facilitate travel to Dundee and Aberdeen to the east of the city, finally removing inter-city traffic from the centre.<ref name="Graham-Campbell p139" /> The bridge is the most northerly piece of the motorway network in the United Kingdom.

There are four bridges that cross the River Tay in Perth. The northernmost structure is [[Smeaton's Bridge]] (also known as Perth Bridge and, locally, the Old Bridge), completed in 1771 and widened in 1869, which carries the automotive and pedestrian traffic of West Bridge Street (the A85).<ref name="bridges">{{Cite web |url=https://www.perthcity.co.uk/?pg=60 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016214025/http://www.perfectperth.com/index.asp?pg=60 |url-status=dead |title=Perth City &#124; Perth, Live Life Well &#124; Explore Perthshire |archive-date=16 October 2007 |website=www.perthcity.co.uk}}</ref> A former tollbooth building, on the southern side of the bridge at the [[Bridgend, Perth and Kinross|Bridgend]] end of the bridge, is a category C [[listed building]] dating from around 1800. It was J. S. Lees Fish & Poultry Shop later in its life.<ref>[https://canmore.org.uk/event/904119 J. S. Lees Grocers (Former)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006025428/https://canmore.org.uk/event/904119 |date=6 October 2021 }} – Canmore.org.uk</ref>

[[File:Friarton Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|[[Friarton Bridge]], on the southern outskirts of Perth]]

Next, some {{cvt|500|yards}} downstream, is [[Queen's Bridge, Perth|Queen's Bridge]], which also carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic, this time of South Street and Tay Street. Queen's Bridge was completed in 1960, replacing the old Victoria Bridge (1902–1960), and was opened by [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] in October of that year.<ref name="bridges" /> The third bridge in the centre of Perth is the [[Tay Viaduct]], a single-track railway bridge carrying trains to and from the railway station, {{cvt|0.5|mi|m}} to the north-west. It was completed in 1863. A pedestrian walkway lies on its northern side.<ref name="bridges" /> Finally, the southernmost crossing of the Tay inside Perth's boundary is the aforementioned Friarton Bridge.

The construction of a fifth bridge farther upstream (north) from the existing bridges was being considered in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Perthshire/article/24160/businessman-proposes-new-bridge-tax-to-get-perth-moving.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804231716/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Perthshire/article/24160/businessman-proposes-new-bridge-tax-to-get-perth-moving.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2012 |title=The Courier – Businessman proposes new 'bridge tax' to get Perth moving |date=4 August 2012}}</ref>

===Rail===
[[File:The Royal Scotsman crossing the Tay on the rail bridge at Perth - geograph.org.uk - 2542284.jpg|thumb|left|''[[The Royal Scotsman]]'' crossing the bridge at Perth]]

[[Perth railway station, Scotland|Perth railway station]] has regular services to [[Fife]] and [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]] via the [[Forth Bridge]], east to Dundee and Aberdeen, south to [[Stirling railway station (Scotland)|Stirling]] and [[Glasgow Queen Street railway station|Glasgow Queen Street]], and north to [[Inverness railway station|Inverness]]; however, as a result of the [[Beeching Axe]], the main line to Aberdeen through [[Strathmore, Angus|Strathmore]] via Coupar Angus and Forfar was closed to passenger traffic in 1967; Aberdeen services have since taken the less direct route via Dundee. Similarly, the direct main line to Edinburgh via [[Glenfarg]], [[Dunfermline]] and the [[Forth Bridge]] was abandoned in 1970 in favour of the longer, more circuitous route via Stirling. This closure was not recommended by Beeching, but allowed the M90 motorway to be built on top of the former the railway alignment in the Glenfarg area. In 1975, most Edinburgh trains were re-routed via Ladybank and the Forth Bridge, with some improvement in journey time.

There are two direct trains per day to London: the ''[[Highland Chieftain]]'', operated by [[London North Eastern Railway]] to [[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross]] (from Inverness), and the ''[[Caledonian Sleeper]]'', which runs overnight to [[Euston railway station|Euston]].

A railway station also existed on Princes Street, which was built in the late 18th century to connect the Edinburgh Road to the new bridge. [[Perth Princes Street railway station]] opened on 24 May 1847 on the [[Dundee and Perth Railway]]. It closed to regular passenger traffic on 28 February 1966. The line passes behind Marshall Place and is carried over cross streets by several bridges.<ref name=gillon/>

[[Muirton railway station]]'s existence, on the [[Scottish Midland Junction Railway]], was relatively brief, from 1936 to 1959.<ref>{{cite book |last=Quick |first=M E |title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology |year=2002 |publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society |location=Richmond |page=306 |oclc=931112387}}</ref>

===Bus===

Local buses are run by [[Stagecoach East Scotland]]. Inter-city bus travel is made from [[Perth bus station|Leonard Street bus station]] and connects to most major destinations in Scotland. The budget [[Megabus (United Kingdom)|Megabus]] service is centred on Broxden Junction, {{cvt|2.25|mi}} outside the city centre, and runs direct buses to Scotland's largest cities plus [[Manchester]] and London in England. In addition, there is a [[park and ride]] service from the services at Broxden to the city centre.

===Air===

Perth has a small airport. Although it is named [[Perth Airport (Scotland)|Perth Airport]], it is located at [[Scone, Perthshire|New Scone]], {{cvt|3.7|mi}} north-east of the city. There are no commercial flights out of this airport, but it is used by private aircraft and for pilot training. The nearest major commercial airports are [[Edinburgh Airport]], [[Glasgow Airport]] and [[Aberdeen Airport]]. [[Dundee Airport]], which lies around 20 miles (32 km) away, is also an option, the latter is served by [[Loganair]].

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