The Foreign and Commonwealth Office may have got it wrong when they tweeted about the new Queensferry Crossing – and used a photo of the Forth Bridge which is over 150 years old. This of course led to some ribbing from the Twitterati…..but not least as the bridge is being paid for by the Scottish Government and the FCO appear to be trying to ‘own’ it for themselves.
The Queensferry Crossing is due to open in May 2017. The stunning, globally unique bridge forms the centerpiece of a major upgrade to the important cross-Forth transport corridor in the east of Scotland, representing a total Scottish Government investment of £1.325 to £1.35bn (at 2016 prices). The 1.7 miles (2.7km) structure will be the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world and also by far the largest to feature cables which cross mid-span. This innovative design provides extra strength and stiffness, allowing the towers and the deck to be more slender and elegant.
Opening in 2017, the 2.7 km Queensferry Crossing will be the longest 3 tower cable-stayed bridge in the world #DesignisGREAT #GlobalBritain pic.twitter.com/3pTCUl1WnN
— Foreign Office (FCO) (@foreignoffice) November 29, 2016
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