Forth Bridge

Summary

Forth Bridge is a cantilever bridge^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,455 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Forth Bridge is located in City of Edinburgh^[3].
• Forth Bridge is located in Inverkeithing^[4].
• Forth Bridge is located in Edinburgh^[5].
• Forth Bridge is located in Fife^[6].
• Forth Bridge is located in Dalmeny^[7].
• Forth Bridge is in the country of United Kingdom^[8].
• Forth Bridge's instance of is recorded as cantilever bridge^[9].
• Forth Bridge's instance of is recorded as steel bridge^[10].
• Forth Bridge's instance of is recorded as truss bridge^[11].
• Forth Bridge's instance of is recorded as railway bridge^[12].
• Forth Bridge's maintained by is recorded as Balfour Beatty^[13].
• Firth of Forth is named after Forth Bridge^[14].
• Forth Bridge's manufacturer is recorded as Sir William Arrol & Co.^[15].
• Forth Bridge's crosses is recorded as Firth of Forth^[16].
• Forth Bridge is made of steel^[17].
• The location of Forth Bridge was Edinburgh^[18].
• Forth Bridge's designed by is recorded as Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet^[19].
• Forth Bridge's designed by is recorded as Benjamin Baker^[20].
• Forth Bridge is used for railway bridge^[21].
• Forth Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Forth Bridge^[22].
• 1890 marks the founding of Forth Bridge^[23].
• Forth Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.9984, 'lon': -3.3876}^[24].
• Forth Bridge's structural engineer is recorded as Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet^[25].
• Forth Bridge's located on linear feature is recorded as East Coast (Northern) Line (Edinburgh to Aberdeen), Edinburgh to Camperdown Junction^[26].
• Forth Bridge's official website is recorded as https://www.theforthbridges.org/^[27].

Body

Geography

Forth Bridge is in the country of United Kingdom^[8]. Located in include City of Edinburgh^[3], a council area^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; Inverkeithing^[4], a civil parish^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]; Edinburgh^[5], a city^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 0601^[34]; Fife^[6], a council area^[35], in United Kingdom^[36]; and Dalmeny^[7], a civil parish^[37], in United Kingdom^[38].

Physical Characteristics

Forth Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2528.7'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cantilever bridge^[9], steel bridge^[10], truss bridge^[11], and railway bridge^[12]. Heritage statuses include category A listed building^[40], World Heritage Site^[41], and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[42].

History and Context

1890 marks the founding of Forth Bridge^[23]. Firth of Forth is named after it^[14].

Why It Matters

Forth Bridge ranks in the top 3% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,455 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]