UNESCO World Heritage · Central Scotland
Forth Bridge
Forth Bridge — railway bridge in eastern Scotland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dalmeny · 1.4 km
About
Forth Bridge is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Records date its origin to 1890. Wikidata describes it as: "railway bridge in eastern Scotland". Coordinates: 55.9984°, -3.3876°.
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The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in 2016), and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was designed by English engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker. It is sometimes referred to as the Forth Rail Bridge (to distinguish it from the adjacent Forth Road Bridge), although this is not its official name. Construction of the bridge began in 1882 and it was opened on 4 March 1890 by the Duke of Rothesay, the future Edward VII.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in 2016), and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was designed by English engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker. It is sometimes referred to as the Forth Rail Bridge (to distinguish it from the adjacent Forth Road Bridge), although this is not its official name. Construction of the bridge began in 1882 and it was opened on 4 March 1890 by the Duke of Rothesay, the future Edward VII. The bridge carries the Edinburgh–Aberdeen line across the Forth between the villages of South Queensferry and North Queensferry and has a total length of 2,467 metres (8,094 ft). When it opened it had the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world, until 1919 when the single 1,801 ft (549 m) span Quebec Bridge in Canada was completed. It continues to be the world's second-longest single cantilever span, with two spans of 1,709 feet (521 m). The bridge and its associated railway infrastructure are owned by Network Rail.
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Background
Architecture
The tubular members were constructed in the No. 2 workshop further up the hill at South Queensferry. To bend plates into the required shape, they were first heated in a gas furnace, and then pressed into the correct curve. <!--
Visiting
The bridge was completed in December 1889, and load testing of the completed bridge was carried out on 21 January 1890. Two trains, each consisting of three heavy locomotives and 50 wagons loaded with coal, totalling 1,880 tons in weight, were driven slowly from South Queensferry to the middle of the north cantilever, stopping frequently to measure the deflection of the bridge. This represented more than twice the design load of the bridge: the deflection under load was as expected. until 1919 when the Quebec Bridge in Canada was completed. It continues to be the world's second-longest single cantilever span, with a span of 521 m. To make the fullest use of the bridge, several new railway…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9984, -3.3876
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH30 9TB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh West
- Established
- 1890
- Nearest railway station
- Dalmeny — 1.4 km
- Official site
- www.theforthbridges.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q275 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Forth Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Forthrailbridgefromsouthqueensferry.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Forth Bridge?
- Forth Bridge is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH30 9TB).
- When was Forth Bridge built?
- Built or established in 1890.
- Who owns Forth Bridge?
- Forth Bridge is owned by Network Rail.
- Is Forth Bridge a listed building?
- Forth Bridge is officially recognised as World Heritage Site listed.
- How do I get to Forth Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Dalmeny, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH30 9TB.