The Forth Bridge World Heritage Site

Official name

The Forth Bridge | UNESCO

Country

United Kingdom | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

N56 00 04 W3 23 20
56.1100° Lat, -3.3888° Lon | Map

Code

1485

Time Zone

Europe/London (BST, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2015. This railway bridge, crossing the Forth estuary in Scotland, had the world’s longest spans ( 541 m ) when i t opened in 1890 . It remains one of the greatest cantilever trussed bridges 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 marks an important milestone in bridge design and construction during the period when railways came to dominate long-distance land travel.