Scotland's stunning Queensferry Crossing is the world's longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge and the largest to feature cables which cross mid-span. Learn about its construction through exclusive 3D animation, specially-created videos and an archive of on-site photography and articles.

 

The Build Story

The construction of the Queensferry Crossing between 2011 and 2017 was an incredible feat of civil engineering, undertaken in the challenging climate of the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh. Through exclusive 3D animations, project team interviews, videos and photographs, the Build section explains every element of the job - from blasting a rocky outcrop in the Forth, to the complex joining of five huge structures to form the new bridge.

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Explore

The Queensferry Crossing bridge is at the centre of the largest Scottish infrastructure project in a generation, including major road and junction upgrades. Explore photography and videos of the bridge and road networks construction from the very beginning of the project.

Public Scrapbook

The Queensferry Crossing quickly became one of Scotland's most photographed icons, attracting photographers from all over the world to visit the area to capture the newest member of the Forth bridges family. Members of the public uploaded their best images to our public scrapbook and shared them with fans around the world. You can see some examples below.

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MAY 2017 | Submitted by Richard Newton

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FEBRUARY 2017 | Submitted by Andy Bell

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JULY 2016 | Submitted by Adrian Maricic

Jim-Reid

MAY 2017 | Submitted by Jim Reid

Frame the Bridge was a fantastic opportunity for members of the public to become a part of the project’s legacy – by helping to build a creative mosaic from submitted selfies and photos of family and friends in front of the Queensferry Crossing during its construction.

Frame the Bridge