Forth Road Bridge

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Alternative Names Forth Bridge; River Forth; Queensferry Narrows
Site type PIER(S), ROAD BRIDGE, SUSPENSION BRIDGE
Canmore ID 50549
Site Number NT17NW 171.00
NGR NT 12535 79638
Council EDINBURGH, CITY OF
Parish DALMENY
Former Region LOTHIAN
Former District CITY OF EDINBURGH
Former County WEST LOTHIAN

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Manuscripts

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Item sort ascending DescriptionCollectionDateCopyright
MS 1074/46 Forth Road Bridge Item One: Letter from John A. Roebling's Sons Division, New Jersey, USA, dated 12 November 1959, and addressed to The ACD Bridge Company, Trafalgar House, London which refers to and accompanys item two. Item Two: Five headed Calculation Sheets from John A. Roebling's Sons Corporation, Bridge Division, entitled 'Suspended Steel Erection at Points Where F[orth] B[ridge] Fouls Derrick'.  Sir William Arrol  12/11/1959 RCAHMS 
MS 2221/01 Survey archive: Photographic register from Coastal Assessment Survey, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife'.  Historic Scotland Archive Project  1996 Historic Scotland 
MS 2221/02 Survey archive: Record sheets from Coastal Assessment Survey, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife'.  Historic Scotland Archive Project  1996 Historic Scotland 
MS 2221/03 Survey archive: Record sheets and maps of Erosion Units, from Coastal Assessment Survey, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife'.  Historic Scotland Archive Project  1996 Historic Scotland 
MS 2221/04 Survey archive: Record sheets and maps of Geology and Coastal Geomorphology Units , from Coastal Assessment Survey, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife'.  Historic Scotland Archive Project  1996 Historic Scotland 
MS 2221/05 Survey archive: List of Vertical Aerial Photographs consulted in the NMRS, from Coastal Assessment Survey, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife'.  Historic Scotland Archive Project  1996 Historic Scotland 
MS 500/14/29 Edinburgh, Forth Road Bridge. 4 sheets - map extracts. 1 colour postcard - titled: 'The Forth Road and Railway Bridges'. Cutting showing construction - illustration and text, titled: 'Construction of Forth Road Bridge. Detail of span(s) Rubbing of drawing of bridge on plaque at viewing point at Service Station on S side of bridge. 3 Photographs - 3 black and white prints, plus index sheet. 2 sheets rubbings of plaque at 'viewpoint'.  Scottish Industrial Archaeology Survey  1982 RCAHMS 
A 70861 View from N.    28/4/1982 RCAHMS 
A 70862 Detail of suspension cable at centre of bridge, W side.  Scottish Industrial Archaeology Survey  16/4/1983 RCAHMS 
A 70863 View from N showing W side of bridge.  Scottish Industrial Archaeology Survey  16/4/1983 RCAHMS 
MS 725/138 Report of coastal assessment survey for Historic Scotland: The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the border of Fife. (3 volumes) Revised version with amended text.  Historic Scotland Archive Project  1996 Historic Scotland 
MS 744/7/3 Forth Road Bridge Item 1: The Forth Road Bridge Specification and elements fabricated by Arrol's. One typed sheet. Item 2: Promotional information, possibly prepared to accompany a presentation about the forthcoming building and erection of the Forth Road Bridge.  Sir William Arrol  RCAHMS 
MS 749/1575 John R Hume Industrial/CBA cards Filed under West Lothian, Dalmeny parish. Contact print attached (Hume photo index number H75/43/3). (see NMRS MS/749 entry for Collection description)   John R Hume  1/9/1975 RCAHMS 
MS 749/1580 John R Hume Industrial/CBA cards Filed under West Lothian, Dalmeny parish. Contact print attached (Hume photo index number H75/43/2). (see NMRS MS/749 entry for Collection description)   John R Hume  1/9/1975 RCAHMS 
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