Forth Road Bridge South Tower

Welcome to the South East Tower of the Forth Road Bridge.

How does it feel to be here? High up? Windy? A bit wobbly in the breeze?

You’re standing on one of the world’s most significant long-span suspension bridges, 46m above the water. With a distance of 1,006 metres between the two towers, this bridge was the fourth longest in the world and the longest outside the United States when it opened.

In total, the structure is over 2.5 km long. A staggering 39,000 tonnes of steel and 125,000 cubic metres of concrete was used in its construction.

"Guid Passage" was the fitting motto given to the bridge when it opened on 4 September 1964.

Look out for a train crossing and the sheer scale of The Forth Bridge will dwarf it to look like a toy. In 2021 a scale lego model of the Forth Bridge created by engineer Michael Dineen received over 10,000 votes to be made into a Lego set. Sadly, the model didn’t reach the final stages but can now be found in the Forth Bridge Contact and Education Centre. 

Please note the following CORRECTIONS to information on this board:

1916 After the battle of Jutland, the majority of the British fleet remained at sea.  One injured ship returned from the battle where workers pelted it with coal shouting as described.

1941 HMS Hood was sunk in 1941, but as a result of being hit from shelling from the German battleship Bismarck in the Battle of Denmark Strait; not by being torpedoed in Scapa Flow.