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The Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge
Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, Rail tracks, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle....
 crossing the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth

The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to the south....
 from Falkirk
Falkirk

Falkirk The town lies at the junction of the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal , a location which proved pivotal to the growth of Falkirk as a centre of heavy industry during the Industrial Revolution....
 council area
Council Area

Council Area is the name applied by some local authorities in Scotland, to the area over which they have responsibility delegated to them by the Scottish Government....
 to Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife
Fife

Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....
, Scotland
Scotland

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.

History
The bridge was constructed between 1932 and 1936, designed by Donald Watson
Donald Watson

Donald Watson was founder of the Vegan Society and inventor of the word vegan.Watson was born in Mexborough,Yorkshire, into a meat-eating family....
. It was the first road crossing of the River Forth
River Forth

The River Forth , 47 km long, is the major river draining the eastern part of the central belt of Scotland.The Forth rises in Loch Ard in the Trossachs, a mountainous area some 30 km west of Stirling....
 downstream of Stirling
Stirling

Stirling is a City status in the United Kingdom and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling .The city is clustered around a large Stirling Castle and medi?val old-town....
, completed nearly thirty years before the Forth Road Bridge
Forth Road Bridge

The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in Central Belt Scotland. The bridge, built in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh at South Queensferry to Fife at North Queensferry....
, which stands fifteen miles to the south-east.

The bridge was constructed with a swinging central section, to allow larger ships to sail upstream to port in Alloa
Alloa

Alloa is a small burgh in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, 7 miles to the east of Stirling, on the north bank of the River Forth. The town was a burgh of barony, and at one time of considerable commercial importance but is now relatively insignificant....
, which remained in use until 1988.

The bridge is part of the A876 road, and is a single lane each way.






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Kincardine Bridge
The Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge
Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, Rail tracks, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle....
 crossing the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth

The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to the south....
 from Falkirk
Falkirk

Falkirk The town lies at the junction of the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal , a location which proved pivotal to the growth of Falkirk as a centre of heavy industry during the Industrial Revolution....
 council area
Council Area

Council Area is the name applied by some local authorities in Scotland, to the area over which they have responsibility delegated to them by the Scottish Government....
 to Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife
Fife

Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
.

History


The bridge was constructed between 1932 and 1936, designed by Donald Watson
Donald Watson

Donald Watson was founder of the Vegan Society and inventor of the word vegan.Watson was born in Mexborough,Yorkshire, into a meat-eating family....
. It was the first road crossing of the River Forth
River Forth

The River Forth , 47 km long, is the major river draining the eastern part of the central belt of Scotland.The Forth rises in Loch Ard in the Trossachs, a mountainous area some 30 km west of Stirling....
 downstream of Stirling
Stirling

Stirling is a City status in the United Kingdom and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling .The city is clustered around a large Stirling Castle and medi?val old-town....
, completed nearly thirty years before the Forth Road Bridge
Forth Road Bridge

The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in Central Belt Scotland. The bridge, built in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh at South Queensferry to Fife at North Queensferry....
, which stands fifteen miles to the south-east.

The bridge was constructed with a swinging central section, to allow larger ships to sail upstream to port in Alloa
Alloa

Alloa is a small burgh in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, 7 miles to the east of Stirling, on the north bank of the River Forth. The town was a burgh of barony, and at one time of considerable commercial importance but is now relatively insignificant....
, which remained in use until 1988.

The bridge is part of the A876 road, and is a single lane each way. It is the common diversionary route for traffic north from Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
 and eastern Scotland when the Forth Road Bridge is closed or under repair. As a result of the high volume of commuter traffic using the bridge, the town of Kincardine is frequently congested.

Second bridge


The original bridge, now nearing 70 years old, has been identified by the Scottish Executive
Scottish Executive

The Scottish Government is the Executive arm of the Government of Scotland. It was established in 1999 as the Scottish Executive, from the extant Scottish Office, and Scottish Executive remains its legal name under section 44 of the Scotland Act 1998....
 as in need of replacement. A new Upper Forth Crossing
Upper Forth Crossing

File:Upper Forth Crossing.jpgThe Clackmannanshire Bridge is a road bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland which opened to traffic on Wednesday 19 November 2008....
 was built for opening in 2008. Despite this, the original bridge has been given Category A listed status
Listed building

A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance....
 by Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland

Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.Its website states:It has direct responsibility for maintaining and running over 360 monuments in its care, about a quarter of which are manned and charge admission entry....
 and is now closed for around 12-18 months for upgrading (by Jeremy Spinks) as the new crossing is complete. It will therefore not be until 2010 that the full benefit of the new motorway and second bridge will be realised.

On 1 October 2008 it was announced that the new bridge would be called the "Clackmannanshire Bridge". The second bridge opened opened on November 19 2008. Traffic through the village of Kincardine is expected to be cut by 80% as a result.

See also

  • M876 motorway
    M876 motorway

    The M876 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. The motorway runs from Denny, Stirlingshire to Airth in the Falkirk council area, forming an approach road to the Kincardine Bridge....


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