The View of the Forth Bridge
by Lucinda Walter
Title
The View of the Forth Bridge
Artist
Lucinda Walter
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Digital Art, Fine Art, Textured Photography
Description
Photograph taken of the Forth Bridge in Scotland.
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Iconic, historic and dynamic, the spectacle of Scotland�s Forth bridges is a wonder of the modern world. Towering over the turbulent waters of the Firth of Forth, the structures represent the pinnacle of design and engineering. And, with the beautiful new Queensferry Crossing under construction, a new chapter is being written for the site of the world-famous Forth Bridge and its elegant neighbour the Forth Road Bridge. Still serving as key infrastructure links for Scotland, the bridges are free and accessible for everyone to enjoy. http://www.forth-bridges.co.uk/
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When it was first constructed, the Forth Bridge was regarded as the eighth wonder of the world. Familiarity breeds contempt, and it is easy to forget that this is a structure every bit as spectacular and remarkable as the Eiffel Tower, of which it can seem oddly reminiscent. The bridge can be viewed to really good effect from both North Queensferry and Queensferry: and the views from one of the many trains crossing it are equally worthwhile, especially of North Queensferry and Queensferry and of the Forth Road Bridge only a short distance to the west. http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/queensferry/forthrailbridge/
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he Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh. It was opened on 4 March 1890 and spans a total length of 8,296 feet (2,528.7 m). It is sometimes referred to as the Forth Rail Bridge to distinguish it from the Forth Road Bridge, though this has never been its official name.
The bridge connects Edinburgh with Fife, leaving the Lothians at Dalmeny and arriving in Fife at North Queensferry, connecting the north-east and south-east of the country. The bridge was begun in 1883 and took 7 years to complete with the loss of 63 men.
Until 1917, when the Quebec Bridge was completed, the Forth Bridge had the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world, and it still has the world's second-longest single span. The bridge and its associated railway infrastructure is owned by Network Rail Infrastructure Limited. It is considered an iconic structure and a symbol of Scotland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_Bridge
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August 12th, 2014
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Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Steve Breslow for the feature in the group Urban Images 8/25/2014 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Jeff Swan for the feature in the group Pleasing The Eye 8/13/2014 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Svetlana Nilova for the feature in the group The World We See 8/13/2014 I'm honored