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Railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland
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.
Forth_Bridge
Suspension bridge spanning the Firth of Forth in east-central Scotland
The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The bridge opened in 1964 and, at the time, was the longest suspension
Forth_Road_Bridge
Estuary of Scotland's River Forth
is bridged in two areas. The Kincardine Bridge and the Clackmannanshire Bridge cross at Kincardine, while further east the Forth Bridge, the Forth Road
Firth_of_Forth
River in central Scotland
railway bridge, the famous Forth Bridge, which opened in 1890, and the Forth Road Bridge, which opened in 1964. To the west of the Forth Road Bridge is Queensferry
River_Forth
Topics referred to by the same term
The Forth Bridge is a railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland, opened in 1890. Forth Bridge may also refer to: Kincardine Bridge, opened in
Forth_Bridge_(disambiguation)
old age at Windsor Castle at the age of 99. It set in motion Operation Forth Bridge, a plan detailing procedures including the dissemination of information
Death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Death_and_funeral_of_Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh
Road bridge across the Firth of Forth, Scotland
(formerly the Forth Replacement Crossing) is a road bridge in Scotland. It was built alongside the existing Forth Road Bridge and the Forth Bridge. It carries
Queensferry_Crossing
Road bridge in Falkirk, Scotland
The Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk to Kincardine, Fife, Scotland. The bridge was constructed between 1932
Kincardine_Bridge
Railway lines in Scotland
The Forth Bridge approach railways were railway lines constructed in the period 1887 to 1890 to form new main lines on the opening of the Forth Bridge at
Forth Bridge approach railways
Forth_Bridge_approach_railways
Bridge built using cantilevers
the main span of a cantilever bridge. The Forth Bridge is a notable example of an early cantilever bridge. This bridge held the record for longest span
Cantilever_bridge
Film by Alfred Hitchcock
capture; however, she alerts the policemen, who stop the train on the Forth Bridge. Hannay escapes. Making his way north, he stays the night with a crofter
The_39_Steps_(1935_film)
Plan following the death of Queen Elizabeth II
1997 was also modelled after Operation Tay Bridge. As of March 2017[update], the phrase Operation Forth Bridge referred to the death and funeral of Prince
Operation_London_Bridge
Bridge in the Stirling, Scotland
Stirling Old Bridge is a stone bridge which crosses the River Forth. For over 300 years it provided the lowest crossing point of the Forth and so had strategic
Stirling_Old_Bridge
British railway engineer (1822–1880)
to the problem of bridging the two great East Coast firths. Eventually authorisation was given to bridge both the Tay and the Forth; in both cases Bouch
Thomas_Bouch
The Firth of Forth was historically crossed by ferry until the opening of the Forth Road Bridge in 1964. It is possible that a boat bridge made of around
History_of_the_Forth_Crossing
Railway line in Eastern Scotland
stretch of the East Coast Main Line, which includes the world-famous Forth Bridge. On the Fife side, while this main line hugs the coast, the circle is
Fife_Circle_Line
State funeral arrangements for Winston Churchill
Plot: A Novel of Churchill's Final Farewell in 2025). Operation London Bridge, the plan for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II "St Martin's Parish Church
Operation_Hope_Not
British ocean liner (1906–1935)
entering the town. With masts cut down to fit, the ship passed under the Forth Bridge and was delivered to the breakers. Mauretania arrived at Rosyth in Fife
RMS_Mauretania_(1906)
Uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland
island in the Firth of Forth. On the rocks around the island sit four caissons that make up the foundations of the Forth Bridge. Inchgarvie's fortifications
Inchgarvie
Port operator in Edinburgh, Scotland
of Forth immediately west of the Forth Road Bridge and the Forth Bridge. The Port of Leith is located on the southern banks of the Firth of Forth and
Forth_Ports
Plan following the death of King Charles III
Queen Mother, Operation Tay Bridge was put into motion upon her death. Other code names used were Operation Forth Bridge for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Operation_Menai_Bridge
Battle of the First War of Scottish Independence
Scots he faced, separated by a long causeway and narrow, wooden bridge, over the River Forth near Stirling Castle. Determining that he would be at a tactical
Battle_of_Stirling_Bridge
Former railway lines in Scotland
main line network when the first Tay Bridge was opened in 1878, and then the Forth Bridge in 1890. For the Forth Bridge route two new sections of route were
Railways_of_Kinross
1965 British documentary film by Gordon Lang
The Forth Road Bridge is a 1965 British documentary film directed by Gordon Lang, about the Forth Road Bridge. Warren Tute wrote the treatment, with Vincent
The_Forth_Road_Bridge
Quarry in Aberdeen, Scotland
was used, for example, on Waterloo Bridge in London, the terrace of the Palace of Westminster, and the Forth Bridge. The extracts from Rubislaw Quarry
Rubislaw_quarry
Railway line in Scotland
line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with Dundee via the Forth Bridge and the Tay Bridge. A branch runs to Perth. Passenger services are operated by
Edinburgh–Dundee_line
Bridge collapse and train wreck
rail bridge over the Firth of Forth; as a result of that advice he had made no explicit allowance for wind loading in the design of the Tay Bridge. There
Tay_Bridge_disaster
English civil engineer (1840–1907)
London with Sir John Fowler, but he is best known for his work on the Forth Bridge. He made many other notable contributions to civil engineering, including
Benjamin_Baker_(engineer)
includes the three bridges across the Firth of Forth to the north-east of the city (the Queensferry Crossing, Forth Road Bridge and Forth Bridge), which are
List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh
List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_Edinburgh
British pre-grouping railway company (1844–1922)
company survived the setback and opened a second Tay Bridge, followed soon by the Forth Bridge, which together transformed the railway network north
North_British_Railway
suspended bridge" (PDF). Portuguese Journal of Structural Engineering. III. 14: 5–18. Sobotková, Magdaléna (March 2017). "Forth Road Bridge" (PDF). e-mosty
List of longest suspension bridge spans
List_of_longest_suspension_bridge_spans
Scottish government agency, 2001–2015
The Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA) was the authority responsible for the maintenance of the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth in eastern
Forth Estuary Transport Authority
Forth_Estuary_Transport_Authority
Scottish actor (born 1969)
School of Forestry near Inverness. He also worked as a bridge painter (on the Forth Road Bridge), landscape gardener and carpenter. Rory McCann was first
Rory_McCann
Scottish banknotes of the pound sterling
notes, issued to mark the 125th anniversary of the construction of the Forth Bridge, contain several new security features including a reflective graphic
Banknotes_of_Scotland
International airport serving Edinburgh, Scotland
(G-BNMT) operating a Royal Mail flight to Belfast, crashed into the Firth of Forth shortly after taking off from Edinburgh at 1730 GMT. Both crew members were
Edinburgh_Airport
Civil engineering company in Glasgow, Scotland
built some of the most famous bridges in the United Kingdom including the second Tay Bridge, the Forth Bridge and Tower Bridge in London. The Company was
Sir_William_Arrol_&_Co.
Banknote
bears the image of Walter Scott on the obverse and a vignette of the Forth Bridge on the reverse. Paper currency was introduced in Scotland immediately
Bank_of_Scotland_£20_note
Railway in Scotland
considerable advantage, and the North British Railway determined to bridge the Forth and the Tay, as part of a strategy to create an efficient and modern
Edinburgh and Northern Railway
Edinburgh_and_Northern_Railway
Bridge over the rivers Severn and Wye in England and Wales
from the Forth Road Bridge site. The same equipment for making the cables on the Forth Road Bridge was brought down to the Severn site. The bridge parapet
Severn_Bridge
Town in Scotland
Inverkeithing railway station is a main stop for trains running over the nearby Forth Bridge, and the town is home to the Ferrytoll Park & Ride. A significant share
Inverkeithing
Beam anchored at only one end
support one end of a central section. The Forth Bridge in Scotland is an example of a cantilever truss bridge. A cantilever in a traditionally timber framed
Cantilever
Former railway line in Scotland
from Granton was a serious inconvenience, and a bridge had long been proposed. In 1890 the Forth Bridge opened, crossing the firth at Queensferry. This
Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
Edinburgh,_Leith_and_Newhaven_Railway
Bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland
The Clackmannanshire Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid Chlach Mhannainn) is a road bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland which opened to traffic on
Clackmannanshire_Bridge
New Lanark St Kilda Edinburgh Antonine Wall Heart of Neolithic Orkney Forth Bridge Flow Country The seven existing sites are mapped to the right and described
List of World Heritage Sites in Scotland
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Scotland
Scottish banknote
an image of engineer William Arrol on the obverse and an image of the Forth Bridge on the reverse. It was the first fully polymer banknote to go into circulation
Clydesdale_Bank_£5_note
Cold sea fog, especially on the east coast of Britain
North Sea. It is also frequently observed rolling under the Golden Gate Bridge towards San Francisco. The term is also known as harr, hare, harl, har and
Haar_(fog)
1959 British thriller by Ralph Thomas
Several large set pieces (such as Hannay's escape from the train on the Forth Bridge and the music hall finale) and much of the dialogue are taken from the
The_39_Steps_(1959_film)
1997 funeral ceremony in London
funeral. The funeral plan for the Queen Mother, codenamed "Operation Tay Bridge", had been rehearsed for 22 years and was used as the basis for Diana's
Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
Funeral_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
Group of islands in the Firth of Forth, Scotland
The Islands of the Forth are a group of small islands located in the Firth of Forth and in the estuary of the River Forth on the east coast of Scotland
Islands_of_the_Forth
Collection of streets in Edinburgh
for Scotland. The lower end of the Lawnmarket is intersected by George IV Bridge on the right (south) and Bank Street on the left (north), leading to The
Royal_Mile
Human settlement in Scotland
South Queensferry, on the opposite shore of the Forth. The Forth Rail Bridge (1890), the Forth Road Bridge (1964) and the Queensferry Crossing (2017) all
North_Queensferry
Japanese engineer
degree, and worked as a construction foreman on the Forth Bridge, which crossed the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland in 1890. Watanabe's image became
Kaichi_Watanabe
Steel bridge in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
the third-longest cantilever bridge in the world, behind Pont de Québec (549 metres; 1,801 ft) in Canada and Forth Bridge (521 metres; 1,709 ft) in Scotland
Howrah_Bridge
Capital city of Scotland
located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506
Edinburgh
tolls on the Forth Road Bridge and the Tay Road Bridge and repealed legislation relating to the Erskine Bridge. Tolls on the Skye Bridge had been controversial
Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008
Abolition_of_Bridge_Tolls_(Scotland)_Act_2008
Last ship to send convicts to Australia
storage vessel during the building of the Forth Bridge. It was used as a hospital ship in the Firth of Forth in the mid-1880s for smallpox sufferers, with
Hougoumont_(ship)
Bridge in Osaka, Japan
third-longest cantilever truss span in the world, behind the Quebec Bridge and the Forth Bridge. Designs including arch and suspension elements were eliminated
Minato_Bridge
Lanark Edinburgh Pontcysyllte St Kilda Saltaire Stonehenge Studley London Forth Bridge Lake District Jodrell Bank Flow Country Gracehill Gorham's Cave Inaccessible
List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_the_United_Kingdom
Bridge in north east England
Anderson, who later designed the Forth Road Bridge, and was built by Dorman Long and Co. of Middlesbrough. The bridge was officially opened on 10 October
Tyne_Bridge
Bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units
Truss_bridge
Matthew Thompson, after the opening of the Forth Bridge on 4 March of that year. He was Chairman of the Forth Bridge and Midland Railway companies and also
Thompson baronets of Park Gate (1890)
Thompson_baronets_of_Park_Gate_(1890)
Index of articles associated with the same name
proposed Lagos Lagoon crossing in Lagos, Nigeria. Forth Bridge (disambiguation) Forth Bridge, railway bridge in Scotland This set index article includes a
Fourth_Bridge
photographer. He is best known for his photographs of the construction of the Forth Bridge. Philip Phillips was born in either 1857 or 1858, and was educated at
Philip Phillips (photographer)
Philip_Phillips_(photographer)
Council area of Scotland
thousands moved to Fife to find work in its mines. The opening of the Forth and Tay rail bridges linked Fife with Edinburgh and Dundee, and allowed the rapid transport
Fife
Unidentified British soldier killed in WWI
Mother (Operation Tay Bridge) 2015: King Richard III (exhumation and reburial) 2021: The Duke of Edinburgh (Operation Forth Bridge) Outside the royal family
The_Unknown_Warrior
Bridge and street in Edinburgh, Scotland
South Bridge is a road bridge and street in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, between the High Street, where it meets the North Bridge, to Nicolson
South_Bridge,_Edinburgh
Human settlement in Scotland
centre, on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between the Forth Rail Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing. The prefix South
South_Queensferry
Principal railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland
water", with a bridge formed across the east end of the loch adjacent to the physic garden. This link was built from 1766 as the North Bridge and at the same
Edinburgh Waverley railway station
Edinburgh_Waverley_railway_station
Coastal Path, Fife Folk Museum Fife Ness Firth of Forth Fordell Forgan Forth Bridge, Forth Road Bridge Freuchie Gateside Gauldry Glenrothes, Glenrothes
List_of_places_in_Fife
Bridge connecting the Isle of Skye to the island of Eilean Bàn, Scotland
of the age (the crossing is shorter and shallower than that bridged by the Forth Bridge), the island's remoteness and small population meant that the
Skye_Bridge
Motorway in Scotland
of the M9 towards the Forth Road Bridge. This spur ended at the single carriageway A8000 road 2 miles (3.2 km) short of the bridge, but was extended in
M9_motorway_(Scotland)
Lodge, Windsor. The death of the Queen Mother set in motion Operation Tay Bridge, a plan detailing procedures including the dissemination of information
Death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Death_and_funeral_of_Queen_Elizabeth_the_Queen_Mother
Canal crossing central Scotland
The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth
Forth_and_Clyde_Canal
presenting the German ambassador with an historic photograph of the Forth Bridge which would be later be used in propaganda during the Second World War
Eleanor_Dalyell
Crane in Rosyth Dockyard, Scotland
considerably in order to ensure a 2-metre (6 ft 7 in) clearance under the Forth Bridge. It stands 68 metres (223 ft) to the underside of the main beams, with
Goliath_(Rosyth)
Overnight sleeper trains between London and Scotland
Leuchars 685 Kirkcaldy Inverkeithing Forth Bridge 000 Fort William Spean Bridge Roy Bridge Tulloch Corrour Rannoch Bridge of Orchy Upper Tyndrum Crianlarich
Caledonian_Sleeper
City in central Scotland
station has regular services to Fife and Edinburgh Waverley via the Forth Bridge, east to Dundee and Aberdeen, south to Stirling and Glasgow Queen Street
Perth,_Scotland
2017 Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
the river bed, and the height of the three river crossings (Forth Bridge, Forth Road Bridge, and Queensferry Crossing). This was necessary as the most
HMS_Queen_Elizabeth_(R08)
Port in United Kingdom
of that name on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, Scotland, just east of the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry. Opened in 1975, it is owned and
Hound_Point
Road bridge and street in Edinburgh linking the High Street with Princes Street
William Arrol & Co., the company also noted for construction of the Forth Bridge. The design of the ornamentation was by the City architect of the time
North_Bridge,_Edinburgh
English civil engineer (1817–1898)
method under city streets. In the 1880s, he was chief engineer for the Forth Bridge, which opened in 1890. Fowler's was a long and eminent career, spanning
Sir_John_Fowler,_1st_Baronet
Royal Navy captain (1767–1850)
Retrieved 18 September 2026. Paxton, Roland (1990). 100 Years of the Forth Bridge. Thomas Telford. ISBN 9780727716002. p. 6. "Wm Denny & Bros". www.paddlesteamers
James_Scott_(captain)
the Forth Bridge", the title being a colloquial term for an unending task, a reference to the Forth Bridge The Pogues' "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge": Albert
Bridges_in_art
British bridge works and structural steel contractor
structures including the Victoria Falls Bridge, Tees Transporter Bridge, Forth Road, Humber Bridge and Tsing Ma Bridge. In 1967, the company was acquired by
Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Cleveland_Bridge_&_Engineering_Company
Experimental locomotive
designer, the respected engineer John Fowler (who later designed the Forth Bridge), and its existence was denied for many years; the sobriquet "Fowler's
Fowler's_Ghost
notes, issued to mark the 125th anniversary of the construction of the Forth Bridge, contain several new security features including a reflective graphic
Banknotes of the pound sterling
Banknotes_of_the_pound_sterling
Bridge in Quebec City and Lévis, Quebec
of the Forth Bridge, and Ralph Modjeski from Chicago, Illinois. Vautelet was President and Chief Engineer. The new design was again for a bridge with a
Quebec_Bridge
Road bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland
George IV Bridge is an elevated street in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is home to a number of the city's important public buildings. A bridge connecting the
George_IV_Bridge
Railway company
necessary railway on the southern side of the Firth of Forth. In fact the NBR realised that the Forth Bridge would be built before long and that money spent
Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway
Dunfermline_and_Queensferry_Railway
list of cantilever bridges ranks the world's cantilever bridges by the length of their main span. A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers:
List of longest cantilever bridge spans
List_of_longest_cantilever_bridge_spans
Suspension Bridge, by Thomas Telford Menai Suspension Bridge, by Thomas Telford Monnow Bridge, Monmouth Newport Bridge Newport, Caerleon Bridge Newport,
List of bridges in the United Kingdom
List_of_bridges_in_the_United_Kingdom
January 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021. Knight, Sam (17 March 2017). "'London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen's death". The Guardian
Death and state funeral of George VI
Death_and_state_funeral_of_George_VI
Mother (Operation Tay Bridge) 2015: King Richard III (exhumation and reburial) 2021: The Duke of Edinburgh (Operation Forth Bridge) Outside the royal family
Death and state funeral of Edward VII
Death_and_state_funeral_of_Edward_VII
Island in Scotland
purposes defending the Firth of Forth from attack from shipping and more recently protecting the upstream Forth Bridge and Rosyth Dockyard. Inchkeith has
Inchkeith
British children's television series
North Queensferry in Fife, with the Forth Bridge being used as a centrepiece for the fictional Bridgetown. The bridge is heavily featured in the opening
Molly_and_Mack
Long-distance cycling route in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
on the Kintyre peninsula, via Glasgow. It is often known as the Clyde to Forth cycle route. Route 75 includes two ferry crossings from Gourock to Dunoon
National_Cycle_Route_75
Banknotes made from synthetic polymer
Sterling £5 notes marking the 125th anniversary of the building of the Forth Bridge. These were the first polymer notes to enter general circulation in the
Polymer_banknote
constructing of the bridge". Waddell, 1916, Fig.25dd. Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence River. p. 607. Westhofen, Wilhem (1890). "The Forth Bridge, cantilever
List of longest beam bridge spans
List_of_longest_beam_bridge_spans
station. From there lines lead north to Fife, Dundee and Aberdeen over the Forth Bridge, west to Glasgow Queen Street railway station (via Falkirk High and Lenzie)
Transport_in_Edinburgh
Rivalry between British railway companies
route had been established further north through Scotland over the Forth and Tay bridges allowing the North British Railway (NBR) to provide a reasonably
Race_to_the_North
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