Forth Rail Bridge

The photograph on the "Gateway to Scotland" front page shows the Forth Rail Bridge in the distance past a traditional fishing cottage in South Queensferry.

One of the most spectacular man-made landmarks in Scotland is the Forth Rail Bridge. This solid cantilever bridge, built by Sir William Arrol, was opened in 1890. The bridge crosses the River Forth between South Queensferry and North Queensferry, and still carries the East Coast mainline railway north from Edinburgh to Perth and Dundee.

Further information, including web cams pointed at the Forth Bridges (road and rail) are available: