Forth Brig
The Forth Brig is a cantilever railwey brig ower the Firth o Forth in the east o Scotland, 9 mile (14 kilometre) wast central Edinburgh. It wis appened on 4 Mairch 1890 an spans a tot lenth o 8,296 feet (2,528.7 m). It is whiles refert tae as the Forth Rail Brig fur tae distinguish it frae the Forth Road Brig, tho this haes neiver been an offeecial title.
| Forth Brig | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 56°00′02″N 3°23′19″W / 56.000421°N 3.388726°WCoordinates: 56°00′02″N 3°23′19″W / 56.000421°N 3.388726°W |
| Carries | Rail traffic |
| Crosses | Firth o Forth |
| Locale | Edinburgh, Inchgarvie an Fife, Scotland |
| Mainteened bi | Balfour Beatty unner contract tae Network Rail |
| Chairacteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever brig |
| Tot lenth | 8,094 ft (2,467 m)[1] |
| Width | 120 ft (37 m) at piers[1] 32 ft (9.8 m) at centre[1] |
| Hicht | 361 ft (110 m) abuin heich watter[1] |
| Langest span | 2 of 1,700 feet (520 m)[1] |
| Clearance ablo | 150 ft (46 m) tae heich water[1] |
| History | |
| Designer | Sir John Fowler an Sir Benjamin Baker |
| Construction begin | 1882 |
| Construction end | 1890 |
| Opened | 4 Mairch 1890 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 190–200 trains per day |
| Offeecial name | The Forth Brig |
| Teep | cultural |
| Criteria | i, iv |
| Designatit | 2015 |
| Reference no. | 1485 |
Leetit Biggin – Category A | |
| Offeecial name | Forth Brig |
| Designatit | 18 Juin 1973 |
| Reference no. | LB40370 |
  Forth Brig Location in Scotland | |
References
eedit- ↑ a b c d e f "Forth Bridge". NetworkRail. Network Rail. Archived frae the original on 4 Julie 2015. Retrieved 3 Julie 2015.