Forth Road Bridge

Iconic landmark. Well worth the effort to walk over. Remember the camera for great shots of the rail bridge. Weird sensation of it swaying in the wind but it’s ok once you get used to it. It takes longer than you think too. Give yourself a good couple of hours.

If you were playing Family Fortunes and the presenter asked you to name some things associated with Edinburgh, you’d pick —
— The Castle
— Arthur’s Seat
…And then this. Iconic and the gateway to Fife, this marvellous invention by man is a very necessary bypass, convenient for drivers and quite glorious to look at. It can be seen for miles around but is best viewed from North or South Queensferry. When up close, you are quite humbled.

The sight of these 2 engineering marvels side by side is surely one of this bleak little country’s few proper money shots, and they still install a sense of wonder in my cold, cynical brain 2 whole decades after I first laid eyes on them. I’ve never been across the rail version, which is probably a bit nicer looking, but have crossed this beast many a time.
I wouldn’t say it’s scary, but a trip over here still brings a very mild version of the feeling you get when a plane takes off. You’re only ever a few feet from a vertigo inducing plunge to the murky depths, and if you’ve ever tried walking across on a windy day, the resulting goosepimples are magnified tenfold. This is especially true on a windy day, when you can feel the bridge swing under your feet. Brilliant but horrible at the same time.
Sadly, if you’re coming from Edinburgh, the bridge only leads to Northern parts of Scotland that no-​one in their right minds would ever want to go to, so stunning as it is it can feel a bit pointless.

The Forth Road Bridge is a pretty legendary piece of engineering, and forms an everlasting vision of Forth scenery in the minds of Scottish people, and the masses of tourists that flock to South Queensferry, to have a peek at both the Forth Road Bridge, and the also very impressive and historic rail bridge that sits alongside the road bridge. The Forth Road Bridge connects Edinburgh to Fife, and is used daily by a ton of people commuting to and fro.
The steel clad suspension bridge, despite being built in the 60s, has always looked strikingly modern and ageless to me, and I remember being really young and and looking out of the car window at the gaps in the bridge where you can see down into the water, and feeling slightly terrified. If you’re visiting the area, I would recommend chilling in pretty South Queensferry for a bit, and taking in the awesome views of both bridges from below, and then talking a walk along the road bridge and taking in the views of the Firth of Forth.

The Forth Road Bridge is one of the most iconic structures associated with Edinburgh, but also with Scotland! Not as famous as its sister railway bridge, however this bridge has appeared on many, many tourist postcards and holiday snaps!
The bridge allows pedestrians to walk across it on both sides, thus people are giving the chance to see the great views on offer when standing above the river Forth! The walk is brilliant and a camera is an essential piece of equipment for those walks. The walk does not take that long but if it is windy then you will be battered by the howling winds while on the bridge (Hint– Go when there is no wind.).
If driving, the bridge is now free to drive over (There was a charge previously for those wanting to go to the Kingdom of Fife). Also, during the week the bridge is very busy during morning and evening rush hour traffic and queues are likely!

I completly agree with Emily T. when she says that this is one of Edinburghs most iconic structures — its most certainly up there with the castle and all of the monuments that adorn the city.
While I’m not so sure about running over it — to drive over it into Fife is pretty cool — it gives a few great views, but be warned — on a windy day, driving across this bridge is a scary task.
Pretty cool over all — for a bridge that is.

Ok, I understand that’s a bit weird to review a bridge, but hear me out.
This is one of the iconic images of Edinburgh. It’s everywhere, and no wonder — at the right time of day it is beautiful. Again, I know it’s weird but i quite like driving out here, parking somewhere and walking across the bridge! I often see people jogging over it too. One day I’ll be able to jog over and back!
It is beautiful to come for a walk. Seriously, if you like going for walks then you have to come here because it can be really really special!

While to the hoards of people who cross this bridge on a daily basis to and from work, there is nothing particularly spectacular about it, those into engineering and in my case, photography may want to take a jaunt to South Queensferry.
For those of you who are snap-​happy, you can get particularly good shots from standing in the middle looking up and out across to the east– to the mighty Rail Bridge. I’d also recommend you take in the sights from the shore at South Queensferry where the height and magnitude of these structures really hits home.
Best to check the weather forecast first.