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does anyone know this bridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="chrisy" data-source="post: 550419" data-attributes="member: 3193"><p>The bridge's central main span is 1,006 m (3,298 ft) long, its two side spans are each 408 m (1338 ft) long, and the approach viaducts are 252 m (827 ft) on the north side and 438 m (1,437 ft) on the south side; at a total length of 2,512 m (8,242 ft), it was the longest suspension bridge outside the United States and the fourth-largest in the world at the time of its construction. The bridge comprises 39,000 tons of steel and 115,000 cubic metres of concrete. Its width comprises a dual carriageway road with two lanes in each direction bounded by cycle/footpaths on each side. The main strung cables are 590 mm in diameter and each carries 13,800 tonnes of the bridge's load by suspending 11,618 5 mm diameter high tensile wires.[8][9]</p><p></p><p>The bridge forms a crucial part of the corridor between south-east and north-east Scotland, linking Edinburgh to Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen by the A90 road and its sister M90 motorway which begins a few miles north of the bridge's northern terminus. The bridge carried around 2.5 million vehicles in its first year but the annual figure has risen steadily over time to around 11.8 million vehicles in 2004 alone. The bridge carried its 250 millionth vehicle in 2002.[10]</p><p></p><p>It was awarded Historic Scotland's Category A listed structure status in 2001.</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/chrisyleebee/450px-ForthRoadBridgeFromNorth_Take.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/chrisyleebee/1400px-Firth_of_Forth_bridges_panor.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>I'd hate to have to paint this bridge, it is painted every day, apparently as soon as they finish painting it it needs starting again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chrisy, post: 550419, member: 3193"] The bridge's central main span is 1,006 m (3,298 ft) long, its two side spans are each 408 m (1338 ft) long, and the approach viaducts are 252 m (827 ft) on the north side and 438 m (1,437 ft) on the south side; at a total length of 2,512 m (8,242 ft), it was the longest suspension bridge outside the United States and the fourth-largest in the world at the time of its construction. The bridge comprises 39,000 tons of steel and 115,000 cubic metres of concrete. Its width comprises a dual carriageway road with two lanes in each direction bounded by cycle/footpaths on each side. The main strung cables are 590 mm in diameter and each carries 13,800 tonnes of the bridge's load by suspending 11,618 5 mm diameter high tensile wires.[8][9] The bridge forms a crucial part of the corridor between south-east and north-east Scotland, linking Edinburgh to Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen by the A90 road and its sister M90 motorway which begins a few miles north of the bridge's northern terminus. The bridge carried around 2.5 million vehicles in its first year but the annual figure has risen steadily over time to around 11.8 million vehicles in 2004 alone. The bridge carried its 250 millionth vehicle in 2002.[10] It was awarded Historic Scotland's Category A listed structure status in 2001. [img]http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/chrisyleebee/450px-ForthRoadBridgeFromNorth_Take.jpg[/img][img]http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/chrisyleebee/1400px-Firth_of_Forth_bridges_panor.jpg[/img] I'd hate to have to paint this bridge, it is painted every day, apparently as soon as they finish painting it it needs starting again. [/QUOTE]
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