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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    Impressive !
    .......... Very ... !


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    Quote Originally Posted by Trefor View Post
    Cool bridge.
    Extraordinary feat of engineering, - designed to last well into the middle of next century, apparently.

    Quote Originally Posted by Trefor View Post
    But why only 4 lanes in total?
    ..................... fact doesn't seem to've been mentioned in the link I'd posted initially. Although ...


    Quote Originally Posted by Trefor View Post
    Are they 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?
    ... 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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    Amazing feat of engineering Arthur, love Scotland.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Parnham View Post
    Amazing feat of engineering Arthur, love Scotland.
    I had a feeling you'd enjoy this thread, Michael ... given the hundreds of times you'll have driven across the [original] Forth Road Bridge during your working life.


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