Iconic

After work, I took a quick run out to North Queensferry, where I blipped the iconic Forth Bridge. Here are a few facts about it:

It was one of the first cantilever bridges in Britain, and Britain’s first all-steel bridge

Category A listed Victorian engineering icon

In operation since opening in 1890

Original designers – Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker

Original contractor – Tancred, Arrol & Co

It’s a 53,000 tonne bridge

The two main spans of 521m were for 28 years the longest and second longest bridge spans in the world

It stretches to 110 metres above high water at the top of each cantilever, and is 2.5km in length

It sees 200 train movements daily

I hope everyone has had a good start to the week.