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Scottish On This Day

Posted by Karen on September 7, 2024, 7:55 am

1964 - 60 years ago today the Late Queen opened the Forth Road Bridge which connects Edinburgh to Fife across the Firth of Forth. Prior to this the only way to cross the sea was either by train on the railway bridge or by Ferry (which I remember as I alway got sea sick).

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Posted by Martha on September 7, 2024, 12:05 pm, in reply to "Scottish On This Day"

Did you go to the bridge opening?

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Posted by Karen on September 7, 2024, 2:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Scottish On This Day"

No, my family and I were living in Aberdeen (North East Scotland) at the time. But, my Gandparents and other relatives lived in Edinburgh. We used to travel and spend holidays (vacations) down in Edinburgh. So, regulary used the ferry crossing and I regulary got sea sick. It was a relief went the bridge was completed.

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Posted by karenl on September 7, 2024, 8:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Scottish On This Day"

As another person who gets sea sick, I'm sure you were delighted and relieved to have a bridge to travel over instead of the ferry. That's a beautiful structure, is it still a toll bridge?

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Posted by Karen on September 8, 2024, 4:24 am, in reply to "Re: Scottish On This Day"

We have a new road bridge called the Queensferry Crossing that now takes Cars etc over the sea. The Forth Road Bridge is now only used by Buses and the Toll is no longer required.

The amazing bridges that span the Firth of Forth. Far left the Forth Bridge (railway bridge, over a 100 years old and a UNESCO Heritage Site), The Forth Road Bridge (now 60 years old) and the brand new Queensferry Crossing.

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Posted by karenl on September 8, 2024, 6:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Scottish On This Day"

A beautiful of three spectacular bridges. It's unusual because most of the time when a new bridge is planned, the old one is taken down. I love that the older two were preserved, of course, the Forth Bridge is, thankfully, a UNESCO Heritage site. I'm glad the Forth Road bridge was spared and still put into use.

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