Second Bridge
The original bridge, now over 70 years old, has been identified by the Scottish Executive as in need of replacement. A new Upper Forth Crossing was built for opening in 2008. Despite this, the original bridge has been given Category A listed status by Historic Scotland and will be closed in 2011 for around 12 months for upgrading.
On 1 October 2008 it was announced that the new bridge would be called the Clackmannanshire Bridge. The second bridge opened on 19 November 2008..
With the opening of the new bridge, the Kincardine Bridge was renumbered as part of the A985 and the new bridge became part of the rerouted A876 forming the bypass of Kincardine.
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Famous quotes containing the word bridge:
“Crime seems to change character when it crosses a bridge or a tunnel. In the city, crime is taken as emblematic of class and race. In the suburbs, though, it’s intimate and psychological—resistant to generalization, a mystery of the individual soul.”
—Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)
“London Bridge is broken down,
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London Bridge is broken down,
With a gay lady.
How shall we build it up again?
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—Unknown. London Bridge (l. 1–6)