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Forth Bridges, Dunfermline Palace and Dunfermline Abbey from Pittencreiff Park, Dunfermline

It’s mostly the Queensferry Crossing, not the two older bridges, you can see in this photo. (The white sail-shaped objects in the distance are the bridge’s cable stays.)

Forth Bridges from Pittencreiff Park Dunfermline

Looking the other way from the garden area there is a view of and Dunfermline Abbey and, to the left, the remains of Dunfermline Palace:-

Dunfermline Palace and garden from Pittencreiff Park

Dunfermline Palace:-

Dunfermline Palace and Abbey

Forth Bridges – All Three

The original Forth Bridge (the only one which needs no adjective, ie the one which carries the railway.) Taken from South Queensferry on 1/11/2018:-

Forth Bridge

Forth Road Bridge with new Forth Road Bridge, the Queensferry Crossing, behind. Taken from South Queensferry:-

Forth Bridges

Queensferry Crossing (xi) and HMS Prince of Wales

We happened to be going under the new Forth Road Bridge on our way to Norway the day they opened it to foot passengers (for the one and the only time.) Our eldest son and his intended entered the draw and won tickets for that. I don’t think they’re in these photos. (Forth Road Bridge in background in first one.)

New Forth Road Bridge 56

Queensferry Crossing

Before we set sail, HMS Prince of Wales, the second new Royal Navy aircraft carrier, could be seen from the dock at Rosyth:-

Aircraft Carrier, Rosyth Dockyard

Queensferry Crossing from the River Forth:-

New Forth Road Bridge 57, From the River

From below:-

New Forth Road Bridge 58, From Below

Bridge Support from the river:-

New Forth Road Bridge 59, Support, from the River

East side, from the river, looking south:-

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East side, from the river, looking north, Forth Road Bridge to right:-

New Forth Road Bridge 61

Queensferry Crossing (ix)

These were taken in late December 2016, so I’m a bit late getting round to posting them. The first three are views from North Queensferry, the later ones are from South Queensferry.

North support pillar:-

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North cable stay tower:-

New Forth Road Bridge 41

Central and south cable stay towers:-

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Last gap in bridge:-

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Close up on final gap. This is the one where I heard the support pillar’s foundations had been a bit suspect:-

New Forth Road Bridge 45

Looking over Port Edgar Yacht Club:-

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New bridge in full (except for last gap):-

New Forth Road Bridge 47

Three Bridges Panorama. From left, Queensferry Crossing, Forth Road Bridge, Forth Bridge from South Queensferry side:-

New Forth Road Bridge 48, Three Bridges Panorama

Queensferry Crossing (viii)

These were taken around nine months ago before the gap in the roadway was finally closed.

From north bank of River Forth:-

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Closer view:-

New Forth Road Bridge 36

North cable stay tower and northern support pillar, from North Queensferry:-

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Central and south cable stay towers from North Queensferry:-

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These were taken at twilight a couple of days later. From South Queensferry:-

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Showing still to be completed roadway gap at south end:-

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Near full span at twilight from South Queensferry:-

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Queensferry Crossing (vii)

Three bridges panorama from Rosyth:-
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Close-up from Rosyth:-

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On quayside at Rosyth, box girders awaiting placement in New Forth Road Bridge:-

New Forth Road Bridge 32, Box girders

Queensferry Crossing (vi)

Photos taken on 3/6/2016.

North and central cable stay towers from South Queensferry. First Forth Road Bridge to right:-
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South cable stay tower:-
New Forth Road Bridge 25
Southern approach pillar and cable stay tower:-
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Gap between southern approach pillar and cable stay tower portion – still unfilled 7 months later:-
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First Forth Road Bridge with Queensferry Crossing behind:-
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Northern approach pillar – section now joined to north cable stay tower section:-
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Northern cable stay tower from North Queensferry:-
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Central and southern cable stay towers from North Queensferry:-
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Forth Bridges from Distance

All three bridges as seen from Dunfermline:-

Forth Bridges from Dunfermline

From grounds of Dunfermline Abbey, bridges in distance on middle left, Dunfermline Great War Memorial to right:-

Forth Bridges and Dunfermline War Memorial

Zoom on Forth bridges from Dunfermline Abbey:-

Forth Bridges from Dunfermline Abbey

Queensferry Crossing (v)

A different angle on the new Forth Road Bridge, from the A 90 heading south. The photos were taken on 31st March 2016; not by the driver but by his good lady.

Queensferry Crossing. (Original Forth Road Bridge to left):-

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Closer view:-
New Forth Road Bridge 22

Even closer view:-
New Forth Road Bridge 23

Queensferry Crossing (iv)

Photos taken 11/2/2016.

North Support Pillar:-

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North cable stay tower:-
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Service boat near north cable stay tower:-

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Centre cable stay tower from North Queensferry:-

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South and centre cable stay towers and south support pillar from South Queensferry. I have read there’s a problem with this pillar as it’s leaning a bit:-

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South, centre and north cable stay towers plus first Forth Road Bridge to right:-

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New bridge seen through the original Forth Road Bridge:-

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