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Forthside Bridge

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33: 824: 652: 812: 349: 305:, the construction costs of the Forthside Bridge were estimated at around £6.5 Million. Since its completion, the bridge has become a local landmark and has been praised for its design, receiving a commendation from the 360:
with its longest span of 88.2m, over numerous mainline rail tracks of Stirling Station. Glass parapets are fitted along the path over the bridge, which are illuminated at night. For ease of access, the bridge has
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and damage to bridge facilities. During the bridge's initial years, the access lifts were closed for almost three years after persistent damage. The Stirling Observer (
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The bridge was constructed as part of the 40-acre Forthside Development plan, an urban regeneration project from Stirling Council, located around the former
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The bridge opened to the general public on 2 May 2009 and, as a publicity stunt, Stirling Council recruited 6 members of the public named
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and connects the city centre with the Forthside Development, a £90 million residential and leisure area on the banks of the
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The bridge is around 113m long, stands around 6m from the ground and is a unique form of inverted
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Since opening, the bridge has suffered numerous acts of
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Coordinates
56°7′8.04″N 3°56′6.36″W / 56.1189000°N 3.9351000°W / 56.1189000; -3.9351000
Pedestrian Bridge
Stirling railway station
Stirling
Named for
River Forth
Stirling Council
Cable-stayed bridge
Gifford
WilkinsonEyre
BAM Nuttall
pedestrian bridge
Stirling
Central Belt
Scotland
Stirling railway station
interchange station
Caledonian Main Line
River Forth
Inverted Fink truss bridge
Royal Victoria Dock Bridge
London
Institution of Structural Engineers
Forthside Barracks
Edmund Nuttall Group
Gifford
WilkinsonEyre
Gateshead Millennium Bridge

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