Forth Bridge voted greatest man-made wonder in Scotland
LONDON, England (Xinhua) — The Forth Bridge was Friday named as Scotland’s greatest man-made wonder.
The bridge headed a top-10 list compiled by official tourism bureau VisitScotland as part of Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design 2016.
The 126-year-old bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, pipped Edinburgh Castle, The Kelpies and the Glenfinnan Viaduct to take the top spot, winning 30 per cent of a public vote in the survey.
The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 14 km west of Edinburgh.
Work on its building started in 1882 and it was opened eight years later.
It is almost 2,600 metres long and is 110 metres high. When it was built it was the longest cantilever bridge in the world. Of the 4,500 men employed building the bridge, around 73 were killed during the construction phase, more than half falling from the structure.
Other ‘wonders’ on the list include Stirling Castle, Falkirk Wheel, Caledonian Canal, Scott Monument, Bell Rock lighthouse and Melrose Abbey.
