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Chamber and committees

Celebrating 60 Years of the Forth Road Bridge

  • Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 July 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-13917

That the Parliament celebrates 60 years of the Forth Road Bridge, which has been connecting Fife and the central belt since it was opened by The Queen on 4 September 1964; notes that, outside the United States, the iconic crossing was then the longest suspension bridge in the world, spanning 1.5 miles (2.5km); understands that a series of public events will be held on 4 and 7 September to commemorate the anniversary, including a ceremony with schoolchildren and representatives from the area to celebrate the bridge’s links with the community and the travelling public, a fleet of vintage and electric buses offering trips across it, a public exhibition on its history, presentations about the future of the famous crossing from industry professionals and 60 tours to the top of the towers for members of the public, which will be available through a competition; welcomes these celebrations; recognises that, although it is now used only by pedestrians, cyclists and public transport, the bridge is still one of the world’s most significant long-span suspension bridges and is an important engineering achievement; notes that it is now managed by BEAR Scotland and that, in recent years, it has been strengthened and refurbished to provide many more decades of service; extends its very best wishes towards the celebrations, and wishes all involved with these success.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Sarah Boyack, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Finlay Carson, Foysol Choudhury, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Paul O'Kane, Ash Regan, Alex Rowley, Alexander Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber, Tess White, Martin Whitfield, Beatrice Wishart