General Information
Project Type
Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
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Structure: |
Swing bridge |
Material: |
Steel bridge |
Structure: |
Through truss bridge Cantilever truss bridge |
Location
Location: |
Kincardine, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Crosses: |
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Near: |
Clackmannanshire Bridge (2008)
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Coordinates: | 56° 3' 53.75" N 3° 43' 40.67" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
main span | 111 m | |
total length | 822 m |
Materials
truss |
steel
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk council area to Kincardine, Fife, Scotland.
History
The bridge was constructed between 1932 and 1936, to a design by Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners, Consulting Engineers, and Architect, Donald Watson. It was the first road crossing of the River Forth downstream of Stirling, completed nearly thirty years before the Forth Road Bridge, which stands fifteen miles (24 km) to the south-east.
The bridge was constructed with a swinging central section which remained in use until 1988, that would allow larger ships to sail upstream to the small port at Alloa.
The bridge's no-longer-operable swing span, viewed from the new Clackmannanshire Bridge
The bridge is part of the A985 road (formerly A876), and carries a single lane in each direction. Until the opening of the Clackmannanshire Bridge in 2008, it was the customary diversion route for traffic north from Edinburgh and eastern Scotland when the Forth Road Bridge was closed or under repair. As a result of the additional traffic using the bridge at these times, joining the high volume of regular commuter traffic, the town of Kincardine was frequently congested.
Second bridge
The original bridge, at over 70 years old, was identified by the Scottish Executive as being in need of replacement. The new Clackmannanshire Bridge was opened on 19 November 2008. The original bridge was given Category A listed status by Historic Scotland in 2005, and was closed temporarily for upgrading works in 2011.
With the opening of the new bridge, the Kincardine Bridge was re-numbered as part of the A985 while the new Clackmannanshire Bridge became part of the re-routed A876, forming the Kincardine bypass.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Kincardine Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- The constructioin of the Kincardine-on-Forth bridge. Presented at: Zweiter Kongress der IVBH = Deuxième Congrès de l'AIPC = Second Congress of IABSE, Berlin-München 1.-11. Oktober 1936. (1936):
- La construction du pont Kincardine-on-Forth. Presented at: Zweiter Kongress der IVBH = Deuxième Congrès de l'AIPC = Second Congress of IABSE, Berlin-München 1.-11. Oktober 1936. (1936):
- Kincardine-on-Forth Bridge. In: Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 5, n. 6 (April 1937), pp. 687-759, photographs, appendices. (1937):
- Le pont de Kincardine sur le Forth (Ecosse). In: Ossature métallique, v. 6 (October 1937), pp. 491-492.
- Le pont de Kincardine-sur-le-Forth près d'Edimbourg (Ecosse). In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 13, n. 6 (June 1937), pp. 321-328. (1937):
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20007376 - Published on:
02/01/2003 - Last updated on:
23/10/2018