At it's time it was the longest bridge over an estuary.
The forth railway bridge was built by Sir William Arroll.
The Forth Railway Bridge in Scotland and the Quebec Bridge in Canada are both famous examples of cantilever bridges.
Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, Balmoral Castle, Falkirk Wheel, Ben Nevis, Loch Ness, Forth Railway Bridge, Stirling Castle.
They're in Scotland, between Midlothian and Fife. The railway bridge was opened in 1890 and the road bridge in 1964.
For trains to cross the forth hundreds of trains cross it each day if it wasn't for the forth rail bridge journey times from Edinburgh to the north will take a lot longer
The longest railway bridge in the UK is the Forth Rail Bridge, which spans approximately 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) over the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Another notable long railway bridge is the Blackfriars Railway Bridge in London, which is around 1,200 meters (3,900 feet) long, connecting the City of London with South London. Other significant railway bridges include the Ouse Valley Viaduct in West Sussex and the Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire.
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel did not build the Forth Bridge; it was actually designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler. The construction of the Forth Bridge began in 1882 and was completed in 1890. Brunel is well-known for his work on the Great Western Railway and the design of several iconic structures, but the Forth Bridge is not one of them.
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The Forth Rail Bridge.
There are two bridges over the Forth linking the Scottish captal city Edinburgh to the Kingdom of Fife: The most famous Forth Railway Bridge; designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker and opened in 1890, was the worlds first major steel bridge and remains the longest cantelever design rail bridge in the world. The Forth Road bridge, a 2.5Km suspension bridge (the longest single span being over 1 Km), was opened on Sept 4 1964.