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Forth Bridge

The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in 2016), and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Owner
Network Rail
Carries
Rail traffic
Construction end
December 1889
Construction start
1882
Criteria
i, iv
Crosses
Firth of Forth

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related to World wars · 46
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related to Ownership · 39
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related to As heritage · 23
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related to Construction · 23
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related to In the media · 22
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related to External links · 17
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related to Further reading · 17
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related to Race to the North · 15
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bridge forth railway north edinburgh design cantilever queensferry feet construction south steel caissons used rail water two inchgarvie piers ft

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Forth BridgeCarriesRail traffic1.00infobox
Forth BridgeConstruction endDecember 18891.00infobox
Forth BridgeConstruction start18821.00infobox
Forth BridgeCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Forth BridgeCriteriai, iv1.00infobox
Forth BridgeCrossesFirth of Forth1.00infobox
Forth BridgeDesignCantilever bridge1.00infobox
Forth BridgeDesignated5 July 20151.00infobox
Forth BridgeDesignated18 June 19731.00infobox
Forth BridgeDesignerSir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker1.00infobox
Forth BridgeHeight361 ft (110 m) above high water1.00infobox
Forth BridgeLocaleEdinburgh, Inchgarvie and Fife, Scotland1.00infobox
Forth BridgeLongest spanTwo of 1,700 feet (520 m)1.00infobox
Forth BridgeMaintained byBalfour Beatty under contract to Network Rail1.00infobox
Forth BridgeMaterialSteel1.00infobox
Forth BridgeNamed forRiver Forth1.00infobox
Forth BridgeOfficial nameThe Forth Bridge1.00infobox
Forth BridgeOfficial nameForth Bridge1.00infobox
Forth BridgeOpened4 March 18901.00infobox
Forth BridgeOS grid referenceNT 13554 792521.00infobox
Forth BridgeOther nameForth Rail Bridge1.00infobox
Forth BridgeOwnerNetwork Rail1.00infobox
Forth BridgePreceded byForth Road Bridge1.00infobox
Forth BridgeReference no.14851.00infobox
Forth BridgeReference no.LB403701.00infobox
Forth BridgeTotal length8,094 feet (2,467 m)1.00infobox
Forth BridgeTypeCultural1.00infobox
Forth BridgeWidth120 ft (37 m) at piers 32 ft (9.8 m) at centre1.00infobox
Forth Bridgeis acantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland0.90text

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