Building one of the Cantilevers of the Forth Bridge

UnknownCirca. 1887

National Railway Museum
York, United Kingdom

Horwich Collection. Building one of the cantilevers of the Forth Bridge, about 1887. The railway bridge over the Firth of Forth, north of Edinburgh, was built between 1883 and 1890.

Before the bridge was built passengers were transported over the Firth by ferry.

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Title: Building one of the Cantilevers of the Forth Bridge
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: Circa. 1887
Location Created: Horwich Railway Works, Horwich, Bolton borough, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Type: photograph
Rights: Open Government Licence v3.0
External Link: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co417786
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Art Genre: Documentary, Construction Photography
Art Form: Photograph
Support: Paper
Depicted Location: Forth Bridge, Firth of Forth, Scotland
Depicted Topic: Forth Bridge, Cantilever, Bridge Construction

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