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Forth Road Bridge

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Scotland's Forth Road Bridge may not be the most beautiful bridge over the Firth of Forth, but it is an incredible feat of engineering and is integral to the economy of the entire area. However, rust is threatening to destroy the cables that suspend the road. This free course uses video to explore the issues associated with the potential demise of this great bridge.

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After studying this course, you should be able to:

understand the basic structural issues of the Forth Road Bridge
give examples of how engineers are trying to alleviate the wear and tear on the bridge.

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First Published: 10/08/2012

Updated: 29/11/2018

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Gillian Wardropova 23 July 2026 10:43PM

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Interesting topic but the video was both very old and short. Additionally, there were limited reading materials. An update with some more recent information/articles regards progress of the bridge and the changes to the local area would be useful.

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Mehmet Senses 18 January 2026 5:50PM

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I am just thinking about budget.
Just as if it's regarding to working on a specific subject.
However, somehow, you tried do it and I like it.
If you are going to make a new video, you should use better music rather this one.

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