Forth Road Bridge
bridge in east central Scotland
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Summary
Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge[1]. It draws 1,181 Wikipedia views per month (suspension bridge category, ranking #28 of 199).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fife[3], City of Edinburgh[4], Inverkeithing[5], Edinburgh[6]
- Country: United Kingdom[7]
- Instance of: steel bridge[8], road bridge[9]
- Maintained by: Transport Scotland[10]
- Named after: Firth of Forth[11]
- Followed by: Queensferry Crossing[12]
- Crosses: River Forth[13], Firth of Forth[14]
- Made from material: steel[15]
- Location: Edinburgh[16]
- Commons category: Forth Road Bridge[17]
- Inception: September 4, 1964[18]
- Official website: https://www.theforthbridges.org/[19]
- Heritage designation: category A listed building[20]
- Date of official opening: September 4, 1964[21]
- Length: 2512 m[22]
- Height: 44 m[23]
- Width: 33 m[24]
- Carries thoroughfare: A9000 road[25]
- Longest span: 1006 m[26]
- Clearance: 163 feet[27], 150 feet[28]
- Associated electoral district: Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy[29], Edinburgh West[30]
- Historic county: West Lothian[31], Fife[32]
- Annual average daily traffic: 62,000[33]
Why It Matters
Forth Road Bridge has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]