The Queen will officially open a new bridge over the Firth of Forth next month. She will be joined by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the ceremony on the Queensferry Crossing on 4 September.

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Bear Scotland Seven people died during the construction of the Forth Road Bridge which, like the rail bridge, spans the Firth of Forth When the Forth Road Bridge was built, the 1.5 mile (2.4km ...

The vital motorway bridge across the Firth of Forth was shut for more than 15 hours because of a risk of falling ice, and one vehicle had its windscreen cracked. Fiona Hyslop said an alternative ...