Tour Scotland: Tour Scotland Forth Bridges

Tour Scotland video shot this morning of the Forth Bridges and Forth Estuary from South Queensferry, Scotland. A wee bit of sunshine this morning by The Forth Estuary in the east of Scotland, just west of Edinburgh.

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The Forth Bridge has long been recognised as one of the finest examples of Victorian engineering on the planet and has achieved an iconic status as one of the great feats of western civilisation since its official opening in 1890. Lavishly illustrated throughout with stunning archive images, Elspeth Wills uncovers the human story behind 'the engineering marvel': the story of the Briggers. It is a story that has never been told before - of ordinary men working on an extraordinary structure in an often hostile and dangerous environment. Recognised throughout the world as an enduring icon of Scotland, the Forth Bridge is more than just a testament to the genius of Victorian engineering, it is a monument to all those who worked to realise its vision and to the scores of lives that were lost in the process. In this groundbreaking new work, Elspeth Wills gives a voice to the forgotten heroes who helped to make the ambition of the Bridge a reality. The Briggers: The Story of the Men Who Built the Forth Bridge.

January 7th winter photograph of the two Forth Bridges, West of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Forth Railway Bridge, the world’s first major steel bridge, with its gigantic girder spans of 1710 feet ranks as one of the great feats of engineering. It was begun in 1883 and formally completed on 4th of March 1890 when HRH Edward Prince of Wales tapped into place a ‘golden’ rivet. The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge which opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth; connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry.