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Due to essential maintenance, the WEST footpath/cycleway is closed. The EAST Footpath/Cycleway remains open unless due to high winds or an incident.
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Queensferry Crossing History
Discover the history of the Queensferry Crossing; the origins, procurement and construction of the bridge, and some of the key people who helped to build it.
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Queensferry Crossing Diversion Trial Success
An enhanced diversion system for the Queensferry Crossing has been successfully trialled, significantly reducing the time it takes to reroute traffic.
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New Queensferry signs
Three gateway signs to Queensferry have been meticulously refurbished and painted in Forth Bridge Red to match the Forth Bridges Trail signs.
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Cruise Call Schedule 2025
Your guide to scheduled cruise calls into South Queensferry and Rosyth.
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Queensferry Crossing Open Door Success
The first ever Doors Open Day event at the Queensferry Crossing has been hailed as a success.
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North Queensferry Railway Station Trail Stop
North Queensferry Railway Station is a stop on the Forth Bridges Trail. Visit the restored station building and locally curated Forth Bridge Heritage Centre.
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Carlingnose Point Nature Reserve
A short walk east from North Queensferry will bring you to the delightful Carlingnose Point Nature Reserve. Simply follow the well-signed Fife Coastal Path.
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Near North Queensferry
Things to see and do near North Queensferry in Fife.
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Shore Walk to Cramond
The South Queensferry to Cramond shore walk, open all year round, takes in stunning views over the Forth and some of the islands around the coastline.
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Rise of the towers
Read Rise of the Towers to find out more about the underwater foundations for the Queensferry Crossing.
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Story so far: six years of non-stop progress
Read about the remarkable progress of the bridge - just six years between the debating chamber and all three bridge towers appearing above the water line.
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Southern approach viaduct on the move
Watch impressive timelapse video of the launch of the Queensferry Crossing south viaduct plus interviews with those involved.
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Getting a Sheerleg-up from Taklift 6
Read about Taklift 6, the enormous sheerleg marine crane, operating back and forward from the Rosyth dockyard out to the Queensferry Crossing towers.
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David Climie
Meet the Queensferry Crossing Project Director.
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Michael Martin
Meet the FCBC Project Director (Queensferry Crossing)
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