Queensferry Crossing opening – is it open to traffic and when was the new Forth Road Bridge unveiled?
The £1.3 billion crossing is as high as 48 double decker buses stacked on top of each other
THE Queensferry Crossing - now Britain's tallest bridge - has opened to much excitement.
The £1.3 billion structure spanning the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh continued its hectic schedule of opening and closing with the Queen overseeing its official unveiling on Monday. Here's all the info...
But on Friday September 1, the Queensferry Crossing closed to all traffic until Thursday September 7.
Cops will guide motorists to use the Forth Road Bridge instead.
The Queen officially launched the crossing on September 4, exactly 53 years after she opened the Forth Road Bridge – and it opened fully on September 7.
But it has been dogged by maintenance problems and was closed temporarily in 2015.
The Forth Road Bridge will be closed to normal motor traffic.
It will stay open for cyclists and pedestrians and, in future, for buses.
The famous 19th Century iron Forth Bridge, carrying the railway, lies a mile further along the Forth.
Queensferry Crossing launch: a day-by-day guide
- Wednesday 30 August: Queensferry Crossing opened to traffic in both directions
- Friday 1 September: Queenferry Crossing closed
- Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September: 50,000 people are able to walk over the new bridge
- Monday 4 September: The Queen officially opens the Queensferry Crossing
- Tuesday 5 September: An extra 10,000 lucky people and school kids are selected to stroll along the crossing
- Thursday 7 September: Queensferry Crossing re-opens to traffic, with no pedestrian access