Front:
CONTRACTOR :
SIR WILLIAM ARROL
(DAY AND NIGHT) FOR 7 YEARS.
TWO SPANS OF 1,710 FT. EACH AND TWO OF 690 FT. EACH.
HEIGHT OF RAILS ABOVE SEA LEVEL AT HIGH TIDE, 157 FT. 8 INS.
WATER LEVEL, 91 FT.
CONCRETE: 64,300 CUBIC YARDS.
COST OVER
£3,000,000
CEMENT: OVER 21,000 TONS.
RIVETS: 6,500,000=4,200 TONS.
D.3664
ENGINEERS :
SIR JOHN FOWLER
SIR BENJAMIN BAKER -
THE LABOUR OF 5000 MEN
LENGTH INCLUDING APPROACH VIADUCTS, OVER I MILES.
HIGHEST PART ABOVE SEA LEVEL AT HIGH TIDE, 361 FT.
DEPTH BELOW
STEEL: 54,160 TONS.
GRANITE : 740,000 CUBIC FEET.
ORDINARY STONE: 48,400 CUBIC YARDS.
THE FORTH BRIDGE
OPENED MARCH 1890
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PUBLISHED BY VALENTINE & SONS, LTD., DUNDEE AND LONDON.
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Valentine's
GT. BRITAIN
