Tour Scotland Spring travel video, with Scottish music, of a road trip drive North over Clackmannanshire Bridge, a road bridge over the Firth of Forth on visit to Fife. The bridge opened to traffic on 19 November 2008, and is positioned in an area where three council area boundaries converge. The North approach road to the bridge leaves from Clackmannanshire, the bridge itself standing in Fife, and the south approach to the bridge is within Falkirk. This means that the span of the bridge is within Fife; however, it can only be accessed by travelling through either Clackmannanshire or Falkirk council areas. Due to this unique situation a minor row over naming broke out between those local authorities with a vested interest. Clackmannanshire Council voted to suggest " Clackmannanshire Bridge " even though two other councils, Fife and Falkirk, are involved and no part of the bridge would be inside the Clackmannanshire area. Fife Council responded with " Kingdom Bridge " referring to the historic kingdom of Fife. Other suggestions included " Wallace Bridge " after Sir William Wallace. Following a public consultation, the Scottish Government announced on 1 October 2008 that the name Clackmannanshire Bridge was to be adopted.
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