A late Victorian photograph of the building of the the Forth Bridge, Scotland - One of the 3 cantilevers being constructed .Construction started 1882 and it was opened on 4 March 1890 by the Duke of Rothesay, the future Edward VII. On opening it was the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world (now the second)

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Size: 5906px × 3038px
Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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