Location of the bridge on the map :
Source : Google Maps
Principal Contract Map . Source : Transport Scotland
INTERESTING FACTS :
� The tower height is 210m above Ordnance Datum ( 683ft ). � Over 100,000 m 3 of concrete has been poured . � 35,000 tonnes of steel has been used for the bridge deck ( final design ). � The combined steel required for North and South viaducts weighs 7,000 tonnes . � 23,000 miles of cabling has been used ( this would very nearly stretch around the entire Earth ). � It is estimated the construction has involved approximately 10 million man hours .
� The centre tower deck has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the largest freestanding balanced cantilever in the world . The record-breaking cantilevered structure comprises 36 steel and concrete composite deck sections , which are some 40m wide , 16m long and 5m deep , and weigh an average of 750 tonnes .
� In 2013 the world ’ s largest continuous underwater concrete pour was achieved as foundation work for the huge 210 metre high Queensferry Crossing towers progressed . The huge 15 day , 24 hour non-stop operation successfully poured 16,869 m 3 of concrete to the foundations of the south tower .
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