A late 19th century view from North Queensferry of the Forth Bridge, a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of was designed by the English engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker and construction of the bridge began in 1882 and it was opened on 4 March 1890 by the Duke of Rothesay, the future Edward VII. The bridge carries the Edinburgh–Aberdeen line across the Forth between the villages of South Queensferry and North Queensferry and has a total length of 8,094 feet. When opened it had the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world.
A late 19th century view from North Queensferry of the Forth Bridge, a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of was designed by the English engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker and construction of the bridge began in 1882 and it was opened on 4 March 1890 by the Duke of Rothesay, the future Edward VII. The bridge carries the Edinburgh–Aberdeen line across the Forth between the villages of South Queensferry and North Queensferry and has a total length of 8,094 feet (2,467 m). When opened it had the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world.
Size: 4510px × 3150px
Location: Forth Bridge, Scotland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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