Forth Road Bridge, Scotland

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The Forth Road Bridge in Scotland is a major suspension bridge spanning the Firth of Forth, linking Edinburgh to Fife and serving as a key transport route in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf road bridge
suspension bridge
carries cyclists
motor vehicles
pedestrians
connects Edinburgh
Fife
constructionCost £19.5 million (approximate original cost)
constructionStartDate 1958
country Scotland
crosses Firth of Forth
deckMaterial steel
designer Freeman Fox & Partners
Mott, Hay and Anderson
hasFeature aerodynamic truss deck
suspended deck
two main towers
hasToll false
heritageStatus Category A listed building
latitude 56.007
listingAuthority Historic Environment Scotland
locatedIn Firth of Forth
longitude -3.404
mainSpanLength 1006 metres
maintainedBy Transport Scotland
material steel
nearestCity Edinburgh
notableFor being one of the longest suspension bridges in Europe at time of opening
numberOfMainSpans 1
numberOfSideSpans 2
opened 1964-09-04
openedBy Queen Elizabeth II
linked to: Elizabeth II
openedToPedestrians 1964-09-04
owner Scottish Ministers
linked to: Scottish Government
parallelStructure Forth Bridge
Queensferry Crossing
partOf cross-Forth transport corridor
pylonMaterial steel
region Fife
Lothian
replacedByForMostMotorTraffic Queensferry Crossing
roadCarries A90 road
M90 motorway
tollsAbolished 2008
totalLength 2512 metres
towerHeight 156 metres
trafficType road traffic

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M90 connects Forth Road Bridge, Scotland
Edinburgh coastal defence system hasPart Forth Road Bridge defences
linked to: Forth Road Bridge, Scotland
John Muir Way passesNear Forth Bridges
linked to: Forth Road Bridge, Scotland