Queensferry Crossing opens to traffic

Thursday, 31/08/2017 17:43
On August 30th, the Queensferry Crossing over the Firth of Forth, north of Edinburgh, opened.

Queensferry Crossing (Source: scotsman.com)

It is the longest free-standing balanced cantilever bridge in the world.

The new bridge, with three structures rising like sails over its span, it is the longest of its type in the world at 2.7km.

It reaches 210 metres above high tide, standing as tall as around 48 London buses stacked on top of each other. Barriers deflect the wind and shield vehicles from the strong gusts common on the Forth.

The bridge required 35,000 tonnes of steel for the superstructure and 150,000 tonnes of concrete. Construction took six years. Although the project over-ran by 10 weeks, its cost of GBP1.35 billion (USD1.75 billion) remains well under original budget projections.

Some 15,000 workers were involved with the building project.

Over the weekend, more than 50,000 people will be able to walk across the bridge as part of the Queensferry Crossing Experience./.

Compiled by BTA

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