点评:At the start of out tour of Scotland, we could see the bridges from Sterling. It was not until our return to Edinburg six weeks later did we finally cross the New Forth Road Bridge at The Queensferry Crossing. A magnificent feat of engineering the new road bridge across the Firth of Forth in Scotland, completed in August 2017 to replace the aging Forth Road Bridge, built in the 1960. The old bridge being very similar to an old favorite of ours the old Seven Bridge, crossed many time on our way to Cornwall.
As the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world at 1,7 miles, it serves as the main motorway link (M90) for public transport, cars, and commercial vehicles.
As you cross the bridge, you will get views of the other two bridges across the Firth of Forth. Scotland's Forth Bridges are a wonder of the modern world and one of Scotland's most recognisable locations. Towering side by side over the Firth of Forth, these structures represent the pinnacle of engineering across three centuries.
The 1960's road bridge and that other iconic structure the Forth Railway Bridge, decked in it's famous red paint. Another bridge I remember crossing many times on the train from South Wales to Aberdeen when working in the North Sea. Iconic, historic and magnificent, The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth 9 miles west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was designed by English engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker.
翻译:在我们苏格兰之旅的伊始,从斯特灵就能看到这些桥梁。直到六周后返回爱丁堡,我们才终于有机会跨越昆斯费里大桥(New Forth Road Bridge)。这座横跨苏格兰福斯湾的新公路桥堪称工程奇迹,于2017年8月竣工,取代了建于20世纪60年代的老旧福斯公路桥。老桥与我们之前多次前往康沃尔郡途中经过的七桥(Seven Bridge)非常相似,而七桥也是我们非常喜欢的一座桥。
作为世界上最长的三塔斜拉桥,全长1.7英里(约2.7公里),它连接着M90高速公路,是公共交通、私家车和商用车辆的主要通道。
当您驶过这座桥时,还可以欣赏到福斯湾上另外两座桥梁的景色。苏格兰的福斯桥群是现代世界的奇迹,也是苏格兰最具代表性的地标之一。这两座高耸于福斯湾的桥梁并肩而立,代表了三个世纪以来工程技术的巅峰之作。
一座是建于20世纪60年代的公路桥,另一座则是标志性的福斯铁路桥,桥身涂着著名的红色油漆。我还记得当年在北海工作时,从南威尔士到阿伯丁的火车上,我曾多次经过这座桥。福斯桥雄伟壮丽,历史悠久,是一座横跨福斯湾的悬臂式铁路桥,位于爱丁堡市中心以西9英里处。它于1890年竣工,被视为苏格兰的象征,并被联合国教科文组织列为世界遗产。这座桥由英国工程师约翰·福勒爵士和本杰明·贝克爵士设计。