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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge in Scotland
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cable-stayed bridge → road bridge → |
| alsoKnownAs |
New Forth Crossing
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Queensferry Bridge project during planning → |
| carries |
motorway traffic
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| connects |
Edinburgh
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Fife → |
| constructionEnd |
2017
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| constructionStart |
2011
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| country |
Scotland
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| crosses |
Firth of Forth
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| crossingOf |
Forth estuary
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| design |
cable-stayed
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| doesNotCarry |
cyclists
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pedestrians → |
| hasFeature |
multi-span cable-stayed design
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wind-shielding on deck edges → |
| latitude |
approximately 56.0°N
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| locatedInBodyOfWater |
Firth of Forth
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| locatedNear |
North Queensferry
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South Queensferry → |
| longitude |
approximately 3.4°W
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| mainSpanLength |
about 650 metres
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| maintainedBy |
Transport Scotland
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| material |
concrete
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steel → |
| near |
Forth Bridge (railway)
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| notableFor |
being one of the longest three-tower cable-stayed bridges in the world
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| numberOfLanes |
3 lanes each direction
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| numberOfMainTowers |
3
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| officiallyOpened |
2017-09-04
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| officiallyOpenedBy |
Queen Elizabeth II
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| openedFor |
motor vehicles only
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| openedToTraffic |
2017-08-30
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| owner |
Scottish Government
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| parallelTo |
Forth Road Bridge
NERFINISHED
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| partOf |
Forth crossings
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Scotland’s trunk road network → |
| projectCost |
about £1.35 billion
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| purpose |
improve reliability of cross-Forth road transport
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| region |
Fife
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Lothian → |
| replacedFunctionOf |
Forth Road Bridge for general traffic
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| replaces |
Forth Road Bridge as main motorway crossing
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| roadCarried |
M90 motorway
NERFINISHED
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| toll |
no
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| totalLength |
about 2700 metres
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Referenced by (17)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Inverkeithing
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South Queensferry → |
locatedNear |
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Queensferry Crossing (north end)
→
Queensferry Crossing (north end) ("Queensferry Crossing road scheme") → |
partOf |
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Lothian and Fife
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containsTransportLink |
|
Forth Road Bridge
("Queensferry narrows")
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crossesAt |
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Forth estuary
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hasBridge |
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North Queensferry
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hasLandmark |
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Dalgety Bay
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hasNearbyBridge |
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North Queensferry railway station
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hasNearbyLandmark |
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Rosyth
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hasNearbyStructure |
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Inchgarvie
("Queensferry narrows")
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hasViewOf |
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Inverkeithing railway station
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near |
|
Queensferry Crossing (north end)
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openedWith |
|
Forth Road Bridge
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parallelTo |
|
Forth Road Bridge
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replacedBy |
|
A90 road
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usesStructure |