Clackmannanshire Bridge
Clackmannanshire Bridge Drochaid Chlach Mhannainn | |
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Clackmannanshire Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 56°04′22″N 3°44′12″W / 56.07285°N 3.736725°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles (A876 road) Cyclists Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Firth of Forth |
| Locale | Fife (North bank), Falkirk (South bank) |
| Official name | Clackmannanshire Bridge |
| Maintained by | BEAR Scotland |
| Preceded by | A91 road |
| Followed by | Kincardine Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Concrete piers and post-tension box beam |
| Total length | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) |
| Width | Three lanes of traffic |
| No. of lanes | 3 (1 northbound, 2 southbound) |
| History | |
| Designer | Benaim & WA Fairhurst |
| Constructed by | Morgan Vinci |
| Construction cost | £120 million |
| Opened | 19 November 2008 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 20,000 vehicles per day |
| Location | |
The Clackmannanshire Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid Chlach Mhannainn) is a road bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland which opened to traffic on 19 November 2008. Prior to 1 October 2008 the bridge was referred to as the upper Forth crossing while the name was chosen.