Forth Rail Bridge
Forth Bridge - 2010
The expression "like painting the Forth Bridge" was coined to describe the never-ending job, one which takes so long that when you finish, it's time to start again... At the end of 2011 and for the first time in the bridge's history there will be no more paint required…. well, not until 2046
A team of 200 have been applying a triple layer of new glass flake epoxy paint which creates a chemical bond and a virtually impenetrable layer to protect the bridge's steel from all weathers.
The Bridge was built between 1883 and 1890 and is 1.5 miles long.
It has more than 6.5 million rivets.
The track is 150ft (give or take a foot or two) above the Firth of Forth.
With the top of the towers reaching 330ft.
The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge that crosses the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.