📌 Queensferry, City of Edinburgh / Fife
★★★
Few bridges can truly be called iconic, but surely the Forth Rail Bridge fits into this category. This famous red bridge is well over 100 years old and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, carrying trains 2.5 km across the Forth. The steel cantilever design is said to be massively over-engineered, devised in the late 1800s by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker in the aftermath of the tragic Tay Bridge disaster. Two tracks carry hundreds of trains – and thousands of commuters – across the Firth of Forth each day: this is the only rail route into Edinburgh from the north. For those with a bit more time, the best views can be enjoyed from the esplanades in South Queensferry and North Queensferry, or consider a boat trip.
🌍 Location
📌 Spanning the Forth estuary between North and South Queensferry
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 134795
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.000968,-3.388757
🚆 Frequent trains cross the bridge between Dalmeny & North Queensferry | 🚌 Bus to North Queensferry / South Queensferry (for view only)
🚗 Car parks / street parking (for view only)
📝 Key info
⌚ Always viewable from below, or take a train
🎫 Free to view
