Forth Bridge Restoration

The restoration of the Forth Bridge - an enormous task - was completed in 2011. Find out what was involved.

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Ship Impact Protection

Protection from potential ship impacts was carefully considered during the design process of all three bridges.

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News and Blogs from the Forth Bridges

Keep up to date with the latest news and blogs from the Forth Bridges: visitor information, attractions, activities on the bridges and more.

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Painting The Forth Bridge | Blog

Painting the Forth Bridge is known to be a never-ending task. Find out how painting the bridge today compares with the mammoth task of yesteryears.

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Tourism Update

A Forth Bridges tourism update from Karen Stewart, Forth Bridges Area Tourism Strategy Manager.

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Six Ways to Enjoy Visiting the Forth Bridges

Connecting Fife with Edinburgh, across the River Forth are three remarkable bridges spanning three centuries. Check out our six ways to enjoy visiting!

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Queensferry Crossing Wind Shielding Success

The Queensferry Crossing has remained open in high winds on more than 100 occasions when the Forth Road Bridge is likely to have closed to some or all traffic.

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Cautious Optimism for Queensferry Crossing Ice Mitigation

Queensferry Crossing engineers are optimistic at the results of recent tests of methods to mitigate against ice accreting on the bridge’s cables and towers.

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Forth Bridge in World's First UNESCO Trail

The world’s first ever UNESCO trail, bringing together some of Scotland’s most iconic sites including the Forth Bridge, has been launched.

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News from the Forth Bridge World Heritage Management Group

An update from Dr Miles Oglethorpe, Chair of the Forth Bridge World Heritage Management Group (FBWHMG), including examples of "Forth Bridgery".

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Tackling Roadworker Abuse

One in four roadworkers has suffered an impact on their mental wellbeing following verbal or physical abuse from the public, according to new figures.

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Increase in Wire Breaks to be Investigated

A special inspection of the Forth Road Bridge main cable has been commissioned after an increase in wire breaks was detected by bridge authority FETA.

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Forth Road Bridge Back in Business

The Forth Road Bridge (FRB) is set to partially reopen and carry scheduled public buses this Friday (October 13).

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New Speed Limit for Queensferry Crossing

Speed restrictions on the new Queensferry Crossing are set to be raised ahead of Monday morning’s peak (November 6).

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Fast Lane for Sustainable Cross-Forth Travel

Passengers, cyclists and pedestrians are to benefit from a dedicated corridor alongside the Queensferry Crossing.

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