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SCOTS will be able to get a one-of-a-kind tour of one of the country’s most iconic landmarks. Punters will be able to get an ...
The Firth of Forth is a dour, great inlet where the tide rushes in and out from the North Sea at great velocity and where the sixth longest bridge in the world supplies “see-ers” with a ...
An incredible £1.3bn bridge in Scotland boasts the title of the world's longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world. The construction of the 1.7-mile-long Queensferry Crossing, which ...
The railway bridge, which crosses the Firth of Forth in the east of the country, is actually relatively new. It officially opened to the public on March 4, 1890, ...
Forth Bridge is a railway bridge across the Firth of Forth which opened in 1890. The bridge has featured in television shows and films, including Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 film The 39 Steps, as ...
AS a visit to the works of the Forth Bridge is included in the programme of the present meeting of this Institution, the author trusts that a short sketch of the preliminary proceedings, with a ...
This article was originally published with the title “ The Great Railway Bridge over the Firth of Forth ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 60 No. 3 (January 1889), p. 38 doi:10.1038 ...