1977

NT1278 : The Forth road bridge

taken 47 years ago, near to Forth Road Bridge, Edinburgh, Great Britain

This is 1 of 22 images, with title The Forth road bridge in this square
The Forth road bridge
The Forth road bridge
The Forth road bridge opened in 1964, replacing a busy vehicle ferry crossing. At the time of construction it was the fourth largest suspension bridge in the world. Originally tolls were payable in both directions but in 1997 the northbound toll was doubled and southbound toll removed. Later, in February 2008, the toll was discontinued completely.

In recent years there has been concern about corrosion in the suspension cables which are now subject to monitoring and remedial work.

Other views from a similar viewpoint through the years:
During construction, 1962: NT1278 : The Forth Road Bridge
Shortly before opening, 1964: NT1278 : Forth Road Bridge – 1964
At night 1970: NT1278 : Forth Road Bridge at night.
In mist 1984: NT1278 : Forth Road Bridge in the mist
2006: NT1278 : The Forth Road Bridge
2007: NT1278 : The Forth Road Bridge

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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Rivers, Streams, Drainage Category: Bridge other tags: Bridge Suspension Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · View from the Forth Road Bridge [26] · Construction [17] · Opened in 1964 [14] · Years [9] · Night [4] · Suspension Cables [3] Title Clusters: · The Forth road bridge [22] ·
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Photographer
G E Jeal   (more nearby)
Contributed by
E Gammie   (more nearby)
Date Taken
1977   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 20 September, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 124 788 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:59.6703N 3:24.2711W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 125 781
View Direction
NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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