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31st August 2017 #1
Video: Queensferry Crossing
Be among the first to simulate the experience ... on video!
http://www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...idge-1-4545935
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31st August 2017 #2
INTERESTING FACTS:-
Spanning the *River Forth at *its widest point, it is 1.6 miles (2.7km) in length ... the longest free-standing, balanced cantilever suspension bridge in the world. !
And - with its central pillar being 689 ft (210metres) in height - it's ALSO the tallest structure (of its kind) in .
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31st August 2017 #3
Crossings of the Forth estuary were, of course, undertaken by ferry for many centuries, until the first rail bridge was completed in 1890. But it would take a further seventy-four years before ANY road link was built.
In September 1964, therefore, the Forth Road Bridge was formally opened - by no lesser a celebrity than the Queen herself - to cater for a rapidly~increasing volume of traffic arising from motor vehicle ownership.
And so, on exactly the same date - 53 years later - she, our gracious Monarch will perform the official opening ceremony of this ... the third Queensferry Crossing!
Now there's a coincidence, if ever there was ... AMAZING,!
I must add, however, the bridge actually came into operation for traffic early yesterday morning.
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1st September 2017 #4
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Impressive !
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Cool bridge. But why only 4 lanes in total? Are they now converting the old Forth Bridge into a 'public transport only' bridge, thus meaning the new bridge will be no better for traffic than the old one?
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2nd September 2017 #6
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2nd September 2017 #7
Extraordinary feat of engineering, - designed to last well into the middle of next century, apparently.
..................... fact doesn't seem to've been mentioned in the link I'd posted initially. Although ...
... you're right, up to a point; the intention being to divert public transport, service vehicles, cyclists, &c., onto the older bridge - thereby enabling its successor to better-withstand the pressures incumbent upon it,
in coping with the incessant, fast~flowing MAINSTREAM traffic of modern times, hopefully easing congestion
at BOTH ends of its carriageway during peak periods.
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4th September 2017 #8
Amazing feat of engineering Arthur, love Scotland.
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4th September 2017 #9
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