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The Queensferry Crossing
27/11/2017
The bridge was officially opened to traffic across Firth of Forth on the 30th August 2017 by Queen Elizabeth II. Our HES aerial survey team has been recording it's progress since construction started in September 2011.
All our collections can be consulted in our Search Room and through our online resources. This includes Canmore where new images and information are added every day through ongoing surveys of Scotland's built heritage as well as through an active digitisation programme of negatives, prints and drawings.
DP 134888
Oblique aerial view of the new Forth crossing works site centred on a caisson and barge, taken from the W.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 164385
Oblique aerial view of the new Queensferry Crossing construction site at South Queensferry, looking to the N.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 164395
Oblique aerial view of the new Queensferry Crossing construction site at South Queensferry, looking to the NNE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 175598
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the new Queensferry crossing, looking SSW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 191326
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the new Queensferry Crossing, the Forth Road Bridge and South Queensferry, looking NNW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 193019
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the Queensferry Crossing centred on the middle pillar, looking WNW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 211175
Oblique aerial view of the construction of a tower for the Queensferry Crossing, looking NW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 213973
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the Queensferry Crossing with the Forth Road Bridge and the Forth Bridge beyond, looking NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 215613
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the centre tower of the Queensferry Crossing, looking SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 229870
Oblique aerial view of the Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing, looking WSW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 229886
Oblique aerial view of the Forth Road Bridge, Forth Bridge and Queensferry Crossing, looking E.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 229899
Oblique aerial view of the north tower decking of the Queensferry Crossing, looking WSW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 229918
Oblique aerial view of the top of the central tower of the Queensferry Crossing, looking WNW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 229919
Oblique aerial view of the central tower of the Queensferry Crossing, looking WNW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 233132
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the Queensferry Crosssing at the north bank of the River Forth, looking N.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 233143
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the north span of the Queensferry Crossing, looking W.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 233152
Oblique aerial view of the Forth Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the construction of the Queensferry Crossing, looking E.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 246493
North tower, upper section, cables and crane, view from road bridge to north east
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DP 164384
General oblique aerial view of the River Forth showing the construction site of the new Queensferry Crossing, the Forth Road and Rail bridges and Port Edgar looking to the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 211155
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the Queensferry Crossing, looking WNW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 134888
Oblique aerial view of the new Forth crossing works site centred on a caisson and barge, taken from the W.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 164385
Oblique aerial view of the new Queensferry Crossing construction site at South Queensferry, looking to the N.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 164395
Oblique aerial view of the new Queensferry Crossing construction site at South Queensferry, looking to the NNE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 175598
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the new Queensferry crossing, looking SSW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 191326
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the new Queensferry Crossing, the Forth Road Bridge and South Queensferry, looking NNW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 193019
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the Queensferry Crossing centred on the middle pillar, looking WNW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 211175
Oblique aerial view of the construction of a tower for the Queensferry Crossing, looking NW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 213973
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the Queensferry Crossing with the Forth Road Bridge and the Forth Bridge beyond, looking NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 215613
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the centre tower of the Queensferry Crossing, looking SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 229870
Oblique aerial view of the Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing, looking WSW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 229886
Oblique aerial view of the Forth Road Bridge, Forth Bridge and Queensferry Crossing, looking E.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 229899
Oblique aerial view of the north tower decking of the Queensferry Crossing, looking WSW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 229918
Oblique aerial view of the top of the central tower of the Queensferry Crossing, looking WNW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 229919
Oblique aerial view of the central tower of the Queensferry Crossing, looking WNW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 233132
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the Queensferry Crosssing at the north bank of the River Forth, looking N.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 233143
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the north span of the Queensferry Crossing, looking W.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 233152
Oblique aerial view of the Forth Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the construction of the Queensferry Crossing, looking E.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 246493
North tower, upper section, cables and crane, view from road bridge to north east
© Copyright: HES
DP 264815
Oblique aerial view of the Queensferry Crossing on the day of the public pedestrian crossing.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 264820
Oblique aerial view of the Queensferry Crossing on the day of the public pedestrian crossing, taken in 2016.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 164384
General oblique aerial view of the River Forth showing the construction site of the new Queensferry Crossing, the Forth Road and Rail bridges and Port Edgar looking to the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 211155
Oblique aerial view of the construction of the Queensferry Crossing, looking WNW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
