Forth Road Brig
The Forth Road Brig is a suspension brig in east central Scotland. The brig, appened on the 4t September 1964,[3] spans the Firth o Forth, connectin the caipital ceety Edinburgh, at Sooth Queensferry, tae Fife, at North Queensferry. It replaced a centuries-auld ferry service tae cairry vehicular traffic, cyclists, an pedestrians athort the Forth; rail crossins is made bi the adjacent an historic Forth Brig.
Forth Road Brig | |
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The Forth Road Brig, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
Coordinates | 56°0′3.329″N 3°24′14.87″W / 56.00092472°N 3.4041306°WCoordinates: 56°0′3.329″N 3°24′14.87″W / 56.00092472°N 3.4041306°W |
Carries | Motor vehicles (A90 road) Cyclists (National Cycle Route 1) Pedestrians |
Crosses | Firth o Forth |
Locale | Edinburgh, Inchgarvie an Fife, Scotland |
Offeecial name | Forth Road Brig |
Mainteened bi | Forth Estuary Transport Authority |
Chairacteristics | |
Design | Suspension brig |
Tot lenth | 2,512 metre (8,241 ft)[1] |
Width | 33 m (108 ft) Dual twa-lane carriageway, twa cycle/fitpaths[1] |
Langest span | 1,006 metre (3,301 ft)[1] |
Clearance ablo | 44.3 m (145 ft)[1] |
History | |
Constructit bi | Sir William Arrol & Co., Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company an Dorman Long |
Opened | 4 September 1964 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 65,000 vpd (2012 figurs)[2] |
Toll | Free syne 11 Februar 2008 |
References
eedit- ↑ a b c d "Forth Road Bridge Facts and Figures". Forth Bridges Visitors Centre Trust. Archived frae the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 28 Januar 2012.
- ↑ Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (consortium). "3 Centuries of Spanning the Forth" (PDF). p. 4. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 6 Juin 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
Traffic: Each year, almost 24 million vehicles cross the bridge. Statistics show that, typically, 2% more vehicles head south than north.
- ↑ "The Bridge – Introduction" (in Inglis). Forth Estuary Transport Authority. Archived frae the original on 30 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2013.