Queensferry Crossing

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Queensferry Crossing is a major cable-stayed road bridge in Scotland that spans the Firth of Forth, connecting Edinburgh to Fife and serving as a key part of the country’s transport infrastructure.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Queensferry Crossing canonical 23
Queensferry narrows 2
Forth Bridges 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge in Scotland
cable-stayed bridge
road bridge
alsoKnownAs New Forth Crossing
linked to: Forth Road Bridge

Queensferry Bridge project during planning
carries motorway traffic
connects Edinburgh
Fife
constructionEnd 2017
constructionStart 2011
country Scotland
crosses Firth of Forth
crossingOf Forth estuary
design cable-stayed
doesNotCarry cyclists
pedestrians
hasFeature multi-span cable-stayed design
wind-shielding on deck edges
latitude approximately 56.0°N
locatedInBodyOfWater Firth of Forth
locatedNear North Queensferry
South Queensferry
longitude approximately 3.4°W
mainSpanLength about 650 metres
maintainedBy Transport Scotland
material concrete
steel
near Forth Bridge (railway)
linked to: Forth Bridge
notableFor being one of the longest three-tower cable-stayed bridges in the world
numberOfLanes 3 lanes each direction
numberOfMainTowers 3
officiallyOpened 2017-09-04
officiallyOpenedBy Queen Elizabeth II
linked to: Elizabeth II
openedFor motor vehicles only
openedToTraffic 2017-08-30
owner Scottish Government
parallelTo Forth Road Bridge
partOf Forth crossings
linked to: Forth bridges

Scotland’s trunk road network
projectCost about £1.35 billion
purpose improve reliability of cross-Forth road transport
region Fife
Lothian
replacedFunctionOf Forth Road Bridge for general traffic
replaces Forth Road Bridge as main motorway crossing
roadCarried M90 motorway
toll no
totalLength about 2700 metres

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Queensferry hasLandmark Queensferry Crossing
Inchgarvie hasViewOf Queensferry narrows
linked to: Queensferry Crossing
Inverkeithing railway station near Queensferry Crossing
Rosyth hasNearbyStructure Queensferry Crossing
A90 road usesStructure Queensferry Crossing
Dalgety Bay hasNearbyBridge Queensferry Crossing
Queensferry Crossing (north end) partOf Queensferry Crossing
Queensferry Crossing (north end) openedWith Queensferry Crossing
Queensferry Crossing (north end) partOf Queensferry Crossing road scheme
linked to: Queensferry Crossing
Forth Road Bridge replacedBy Queensferry Crossing
Forth Road Bridge parallelTo Queensferry Crossing
Forth Road Bridge crossesAt Queensferry narrows
linked to: Queensferry Crossing
Lothian and Fife containsTransportLink Queensferry Crossing
Inverkeithing locatedNear Queensferry Crossing
Forth estuary hasBridge Queensferry Crossing
South Queensferry locatedNear Queensferry Crossing
Forth bridges hasPart Queensferry Crossing
Firth of Forth region contains Queensferry Crossing
River Forth hasBridge Queensferry Crossing
Dalmeny, Scotland hasNearbyStructure Queensferry Crossing
Firth of Forth coastline hasBridge Queensferry Crossing
Hawes Pier hasView Queensferry Crossing
Barnton hasProximityTo Queensferry Crossing
Perth–Edinburgh route hasRoadComponent Queensferry Crossing
Perth–Edinburgh route usesBridge Queensferry Crossing
Hound Point Terminal near Forth Bridges
linked to: Queensferry Crossing