Queensferry Crossing

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Queensferry Crossing is a major cable-stayed road bridge in Scotland that spans the Firth of Forth, connecting Edinburgh to Fife and serving as a key part of the country’s transport infrastructure.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge in Scotland
cable-stayed bridge
road bridge
alsoKnownAs New Forth Crossing
Queensferry Bridge project during planning
carries motorway traffic
connects Edinburgh
Fife
constructionEnd 2017
constructionStart 2011
country Scotland
crosses Firth of Forth
crossingOf Forth estuary
design cable-stayed
doesNotCarry cyclists
pedestrians
hasFeature multi-span cable-stayed design
wind-shielding on deck edges
latitude approximately 56.0°N
locatedInBodyOfWater Firth of Forth
locatedNear North Queensferry
South Queensferry
longitude approximately 3.4°W
mainSpanLength about 650 metres
maintainedBy Transport Scotland
material concrete
steel
near Forth Bridge (railway)
notableFor being one of the longest three-tower cable-stayed bridges in the world
numberOfLanes 3 lanes each direction
numberOfMainTowers 3
officiallyOpened 2017-09-04
officiallyOpenedBy Queen Elizabeth II
openedFor motor vehicles only
openedToTraffic 2017-08-30
owner Scottish Government
parallelTo Forth Road Bridge NERFINISHED
partOf Forth crossings
Scotland’s trunk road network
projectCost about £1.35 billion
purpose improve reliability of cross-Forth road transport
region Fife
Lothian
replacedFunctionOf Forth Road Bridge for general traffic
replaces Forth Road Bridge as main motorway crossing
roadCarried M90 motorway NERFINISHED
toll no
totalLength about 2700 metres


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