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Forth Road Bridge marks 60th anniversary – how long will it last?

When the Forth Road Bridge was built, the 1.5 mile (2.4km) structure across the Firth of Forth was the longest suspension bridge outside of the United States.

As the volume and weight of modern vehicles increased, the £1.34bn Queensferry Crossing was built to take the burden.

Today the Forth Road Bridge is used by local buses, cyclists and pedestrians, while cars, vans and lorries use the new crossing.

David Bishop, BEAR Scotland’s south east unit bridges manager, said the Forth Road Bridge was originally designed to last 120 years.

“The bridge has worked hard over the years, connecting communities in Fife and Lothian while carrying a significantly greater weight and volume of traffic than it was originally designed for,” he added.

But since traffic was diverted on to the Queensferry Crossing in 2017, regular significant maintenance has been carried out on the older structure.


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