Tour Scotland travel video of a Spring Sunday road trip drive, with Scottish music, through South Queensferry to view the three bridges over the Firth of Forth on visit to Port Edgar. The three Forth Bridges are an impressive sight as they across the Firth of Forth, as well as providing transport links between Edinburgh and Fife. The Forth Railway Bridge is one of Scotland’s major landmarks, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The magnificent railway bridge was built between 1883 and 1890 by Sir John Fowler, Benjamin Baker and over 4,500 men. Work began on the Forth Road Bridge in 1958 and it was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1964. Following the opening of Queensferry Crossing, the Forth Road Bridge is now dedicated to public transport, cyclists and walkers. The Queensferry Crossing opened in 2017 and it is the longest three tower, cable stayed bridge in the world. The bridge is destined to become the main route for vehicles travelling between Edinburgh and Fife. Bought by the Admiralty in 1916 as the site of a future Naval base, the pier at Port Edgar near South Queensferry had been regularly used by Royal Navy ships since the 1850s. Shortly after its purchase the wounded of the Battle of Jutland were landed at Port Edgar for the Royal Naval Hospital at Butlaw, South Queensferry. The dead of the battle were buried in the local cemetery at South Queensferry. In recent years, it has become a busy marina with a sailing school with 300 berths

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