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Two Bridges at South Queensferry & Edinburgh

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Crossing the Forth Rail Bridge, looking towards properties in Shore Road

Foreshore side of South Queensferry High Street from the Rail Bridge

With Port Edgar beyond

Traffic on the Road Bridge

North Queensferry

Disembark for Deep Sea World & Inverkeithing Museum

Built in 1962 on the North banks of the Forth of Firth Fife, Dalgety takes it's name from an earlier 12th century village of which little remains

Return journey Inchcolm Island

Fire Tug runs a hydrant test

Hound Point Oil Terminal, see these vessels named after local places Cramond, Dalmeny, & Houpetoun

Disembark at Delmany

Cross the foot bridge back to the village

Ready for the road bridge?

It really was that misty as we walked over

The longest suspension bridge outside of the USA at 25.Km 1.5 miles it carries upwards of 11 million vehicles annually

The noise from traffic as you walk across is incredible, the movement & vibrations from the bridge as huge trucks thunder by is quite perturbing

Will the mist lift?

Not that day, but this view from the rail bridge gives an indication of normal traffic levels

A better day from the waters edge at Shore Road, South Queensferry

Let's walk to Port Edgar under the Forth Road Bridge

The Forth Road Bridge opened in 1964 replacing the old 800 year ferry service, find out more from Undiscovered Scotland

From around 1850 Royal Naval ships used the natural inlet at Port Edgar

Bought by the Admiralty in 1916 it was base for Torpedo Boats & Destroyers

Renamed HMS Lochinvar a WWI destroyer in 1939 the RN shore establishment was a minesweeper training station

The now derelict buildings of HMS Lochinvar which in 1944 was a training establishment for the Normandy landings

Keeping an eye out RN Helicopter fly by

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