This railway bridge, spanning the estuary of the Forth River in Scotland, was the world’s earliest great multispan cantilever bridge, and at 2,529 m remains one of the longest. It opened in 1890 and continues to carry passengers and freight. Its distinctive industrial aesthetic is the result of a forthright and unadorned display of its structural components. Innovative in style, materials and scale, the Forth Bridge is an important milestone in bridge design and construction during the period when railways came to dominate long-distance land travel.
N56 00 04 W3 23 20
N56 0 4 W3 23 20
Date of Inscription: 2015
Criteria: (i)(iv)
Property : 7.50 ha
Ref: 1485
Source: http://whc.unesco.org
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