The Forth Bridge [146 photos] in NT134795 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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The Forth Bridge

The 1½ mile Forth Bridge was the world’s first major steel bridge. It was begun in 1883 and formally completed on 4 March 1890 when HRH Edward Prince of Wales tapped into place a ‘golden’ rivet.

It is often incorrectly called the Forth Rail Bridge or Forth Railway Bridge to distinguish it from the nearby Forth Road Bridge which was opened in 1964. The rail bridge connects Edinburgh with Fife, and acts as a major artery connecting the north-east and south-east of the country. The bridge is a category A listed building (LB9977 Link

Historic Environment Scotland).

Painting the Forth Bridge became a metaphor for a never-ending task, because a team of painters took three years to paint it all, by which time the first bits they had done needed to be re-done, so they started all over again. More advanced and longer-lasting paints now make this unnecessary.

Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film The 39 Steps includes a scene on the bridge and it is featured even more prominently in the 1959 remake of the same film, although there is no reference to the bridge in the original novel by John Buchan upon which the films are based.

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Forth Bridges Visitor Centre Trust
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Wikipedia entry

by David Dixon

Created: Sun, 6 Jun 2010, Updated: Mon, 18 Sep 2017

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NT1380 : Ferrybridge Hotel in North Queensferry by Mat Fascione

NT1379 : The Forth Bridge at night by M J Richardson

NT1278 : The Forth Bridges by David Dixon

NT1378 : South Queensferry, The Forth Bridge by David Dixon

NT1379 : The Forth Bridge from the Firth of Forth by M J Richardson

NT1582 : Wildflowers along the Fife Coastal Path by Mat Fascione

NT1280 : North Queensferry and the bridges by M J Richardson

NT1378 : The Forth Bridge by David Dixon

NT1582 : Heritage View Point along the Fife Coastal Path by Mat Fascione

NT1179 : Mind the gap! by M J Richardson

NT1380 : Under the Forth Bridge by M J Richardson

NT1280 : The Forth Road Bridge by M J Richardson

NT1379 : Firth of Forth, Forth Bridge and Inchgarvie by David Dixon

NT1380 : Anchor on the Town Pier, North Queensferry by M J Richardson

NT1278 : Three Bridges and a Pontoon by Anne Burgess

NT1582 : Fife Coastal Path at Downing Point by Mat Fascione

NT1178 : The Queensferry Crossing by M J Richardson

NT1379 : Inchgarvie and the Forth Bridge by M J Richardson

NT0978 : The Forth Bridges from Newton by M J Richardson

NT1378 : Forth Railway Bridge by David Dixon

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