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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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Forth Bridge North Tower Trail Stop
Walk or cycle across the Forth Road Bridge on the Forth Bridges Trail and stop at the North Tower to find out more about the bridge and the views.
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Itinerary | Icons of Engineering
The Forth Bridges are surrounded by fascinating spots for engineering enthusiasts. There’s The Falkirk Wheel, Royal Yacht Britannia, The Secret Bunker & more.
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Itinerary | Icons of Engineering
The Forth Bridges are surrounded by fascinating spots for engineering enthusiasts. There’s The Falkirk Wheel, Royal Yacht Britannia, The Secret Bunker & more.
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BEAR Scotland Pipers Celebrate 60 Years of the Forth Road Bridge
BEAR Scotland celebrated the Forth Road Bridge’s 60th anniversary today with two bagpipers serenading the famous bridge from the top of its 156-metre main tower
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Join Barnado's at the Top of the Bridge!
Your View is Back!
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Six Distillery Tours
These distilleries near the Forth Bridges are all unique - from being the spiritual home of Scotch Whisky to being the UKs first vertical distillery.
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Doors Open Day 2025 - Ballot is Open
The public ballot for BEAR Scotland's Doors Open Day tours inside the Queensferry Crossing deck is now open. Details on BEAR's website.
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Hundreds join Barnardo's on top of Forth Bridge
Hundreds join Barnardo's on top of the Forth Bridge for Your View event
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Walks in North Queensferry
North Queensferry has some lovely walks around the village and peninsula. Sitting on the Fife Coastal Path, it offers easy access to the Fife Pilgrim Way.
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Why reaching deck level matters
Find out why reaching deck level is a real marker in the tower works for the Queensferry Crossing.
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Tonnage fan club
Read the latest Queensferry Crossing construction update - pouring the concrete, positioning and fixing the deck segments and preparing the stay cables.
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David Climie
Meet the Queensferry Crossing Project Director.
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Neil Robinson
Meet the FCBC Temporary Works Co-ordinator for Foundations & Towers (Queensferry Crossing)
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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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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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