The Forth Rail Bridge Photographer: Unknown 1883 - 1890 © Copyright Protected by Author steve@paradox-images.co.uk |
The Forth Railway Bridge, the world’s
first major steel bridge, constructed by Tancred-Arrol , ranks as one
of the great feats of civilization. It was designed by civil engineers
Sir John Fowler and Benjamin Baker,and after the Tay Bridge disaster,
the bridge was a testament to robust and conservative over-engineering.
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Steel fabricated tubular cantilever |
| Project Title: | The Forth Railway Bridge |
| Steel Fabricator/erector: | Tancred-Arrol |
| Client: | The Forth Bridge Railway Company |
| Main Contractor: | William Arrol |
| Tonnage: | 54000 |
| Town: | North/South Queensferry |
| Country: | Scotland UK |
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