2011

NT1278 : The Loan, South Queensferry

taken 13 years ago, near to Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Loan, South Queensferry
The Loan, South Queensferry
Dropping down the hill into South Queensferry. The Firth of Forth and the famous Forth Road Bridge are visible ahead.
The Forth Road Bridge :: NT1279

The bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth; connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry. The bridge replaced a centuries-old ferry service to carry vehicular traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians across the Forth.

When opened, on 4 September 1964 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Forth Road Bridge was the largest suspension bridge in Europe, and, together with the approach viaducts is over 1½ miles long. The bridge has a spectacular central span of over 3300 ft. between its two main towers. The side spans, which carry the deck to the side towers, are each 1340 ft. long and are flanked by approach viaducts.

On 3 April 2001 the Forth Road Bridge was listed as a category 'A' building.

The Forth Bridges Visitor Centre Trust charity (from where much of the above information was gathered) was wound up in April 2012 LinkExternal link .

Other useful links are:
Forth Bridges Visitor Information LinkExternal link and
Wikipedia entry LinkExternal link


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NT1278, 378 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 26 October, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 1 November, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 129 782 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:59.3784N 3:23.8633W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 129 782
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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