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The Forth Rail Bridge will be free of scaffolding and painters from 9 December
Opened in 1890, The Forth Bridge is recognised the world over as the most famous of cantilever designs.
the momentum for a crossing had grown and a new design, by John Fowler and Benjamin Baker, was submitted to the Forth Bridge Company in May 1881, with construction authorised by Parliament in July 1882.
The two main spans of 521m were for 28 years the longest and second longest bridge spans in the world
Network Rail Scotland looks after Scotland's railway infrastructure, including the world-famous Forth Bridge that connects passengers in Fife, north of Edinburgh, with Edinburgh and the Borders.
Finally, in December 1919, the 94-foot-wide, 1,800-foot-long central span was jacked 150 feet into place, and it has remained the record-holder ever since.
This railway bridge, crossing the Forth estuary in Scotland, had the world's longest spans (541 m) when it opened in 1890. It remains one of the greatest cantilever trussed bridges and continues to carry passengers and freight.
