View from the North of Mr Alex White (Bridge Inspector) standing on top of the Fife erection.

Description View from the North of Mr Alex White (Bridge Inspector) standing on top of the Fife erection.

Date 31/8/1988

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 728291

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 3292 CN

Scope and Content Mr Alex White, Bridge Inspector on top of the Fife cantilever, Forth Bridge, Edinburgh and Fife The Forth Bridge was built between 1883 and 1890 to designs by engineers Sir John Fowler (1817-98) and Sir Benjamin Baker (1840-1907) with Sir William Arrol (1839-1913) and Joseph Phillips as contractors. This massive steel railway viaduct features three double cantilevers connected by girders with a total span of 2.5 km. This shows Mr Alex White, Bridge Inspector, standing on top of one of the 110m high double-cantilevers. Walkways amongst the struts and girders allow access for maintenance and painting work. In the centre of the image can be seen Inchgarvie Island, upon which the foundations for the central section of the bridge rest. This structure contains 6.5 million rivets, 54,864 tonnes of steel and took a workforce of over 400 men seven years to complete. During construction, 57 men lost their lives, and many hundreds were injured due to the hazards of working at great heights, or below water level during the digging of foundations. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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