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	Kincardine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kincardine on Forth, a burgh in Fife, Scotland
		The Kincardine Bridge which crosses the Firth of Forth to the south of the Scottish burgh
		Kincardine Power Station, a demolished power station located by Kincardine on Forth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kincardine (122 words)

	Kincardine Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk council area to Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife, Scotland.
		The bridge was constructed between 1932 and 1936, designed by Donald Watson.
		The bridge was constructed with a swinging central section, to allow larger ships to sail upstream to port in Alloa, which remained in use until 1988.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kincardine_Bridge (219 words)

	Government gives go ahead for upstream bridge at Kincardine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Preparations for a new road bridge at Kincardine, spanning the River Forth two kilometres upstream from the existing crossing, were given the go-ahead today by Scottish Transport Minister Calum MacDonald.
		The new bridge will be used in conjunction with the existing crossing, which is to be fully refurbished, and a new eastern bypass of Kincardine village.
		The piled concrete viaduct which approaches the bridge from the south is in particularly poor condition and the concrete deck slab was propped in 1992 as an interim measure until full strengthening or replacement could be carried out.
	www.scotland.gov.uk /news/releas98_3/pr2517.htm (693 words)

	Kincardine Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Kincardine, or Kincardine on Forth to give it its full name, is a large village on the north side of the Forth at the point it narrows from estuary to river.
		When it was built, the Kincardine Bridge was the longest swing bridge in Europe, which allowed ships to continue up the river to Alloa and Stirling.
		Meanwhile there are plans on the table for a second Kincardine Bridge, crossing obliquely from near the southern end of the existing bridge to the old site of the Kincardine Power Station before taking traffic to the west of the village.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /kincardine/kincardine (714 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kincardine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kincardine offers visitors an accommodating mixture of bed and breakfasts, motels and hotels, and a wide variety of fun family events and activities throughout the year.
		Kincardine is proud of its busy harbour and yacht club for sail and power boats, although the passenger steamships, the Huron skiffs, and other cargo ships no longer ply the waters.
		The existing bridge and the junctions within Kincardine village are unable to cope with the traffic volumes seeking to cross the Forth at Kincardine, resulting in queues forming on both sides of the Estuary at any time during the working day.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kincardine (326 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kincardine Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle.
		The Firth of Forth from Calton Hill The Forth Bridges cross the Firth The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotlands River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to...
		Forth Road Bridge Forth Road Bridge Forth Road Bridge, northbound The Forth Road Bridge is a road suspension bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, to the west of the Forth Bridge.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kincardine-Bridge (728 words)

	EARLS OF ELGIN AND KINCARDINE - LoveToKnow Article on EARLS OF ELGIN AND KINCARDINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		JAMES BRUCE, 8th earl of Elgin (I 8111863), British statesman, eldest son of the 7th earl by his second marriage, was born in 1811, and succeeded to the peerage as 8th earl of Elgin and 1 2th of Kincardine in 1841.
		After passing the summer of 1863 in the cool retreat of Peterhoff, Simla, Lord Elgin began a march across the hills from Simla to Sialkot by the upper valleys of the Beas, the Ravi and the Chenab, chiefly to decide the two allied questions of tea cultivation and trade routes to Kashgar and Tibet.
		VICTOR ALEXANDER BRUCE, 9th earl of Elgin (1849), British statesman, was born on the 16th of May 1849, the son of the 8th earl, and was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.
	22.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EL/ELGIN_AND_KINCARDINE_EARLS_OF.htm (2847 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Green light for new Forth crossing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The existing bridge is used by up to 26,000 vehicles a day which is 4,000 more than its design capacity, and much of the traffic is lorries.
		The two bridges will bring total capacity to 55,000 vehicles a day, with new and upgraded road links to enable traffic to bypass Kincardine, which is a significant bottleneck.
		Kincardine and the Firth of Forth support a significant concentration of what is known as the north-west European and North African migration line.
	news.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=660302005 (906 words)

	Edinburgh Evening News - Top Stories - New plans for third road bridge unveiled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The existing bridge, opened in 1936, carries a high proportion of heavy goods vehicles and is often unable to cope with the traffic volumes seeking to cross, resulting in queues forming on both sides of the estuary at any time during the working day.
		Constructing a second bridge is part of a package of improvements to the transport network including construction of a link road to the south-east of Kincardine to remove Fife traffic from the village and the refurbishment of the existing bridge, including replacing the existing southern approach viaduct.
		The twin bridge strategy is intended to relieve congestion and divert heavy vehicles from the village of Kincardine.
	edinburghnews.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=1428242002 (672 words)

	M876 motorway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The motorway runs from Denny to Airth in Falkirk, forming an approach road to the Kincardine Bridge.
		It is only one of two motorways in the UK which form a multiplex with another motorway, in its case sharing roadspace with the M9.
		The Kincardine Bridge is due to be replaced in the next few years; as part of the works, it is planned to extend the motorway beyond its current terminus to link to the new Upper Forth Crossing.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/M876_motorway (199 words)

	Alloa Swing Bridge
		Whilst the scale of the bridge piers is imposing, when closing the structure on the flood tide the difference in water level either side of the columns as the water pours past cannot fail to impress.
		Although the bridge is close to the main Throsk to Stirling road the site is hidden by trees and the track bed of the former railway, though passable on foot, is a bit over-grown.
		The now fixed Kincardine bridge is the obstruction to greater use of these waters by yachtsmen, necessitating passage under the bridge at low water springs and then waiting for water to go further up river.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /fyca/Publications/CruisingGuide/cruisingp6.htm (1107 words)

	News
		The listing of Kincardine Bridge comes at a time when there is an increasing awareness of the need to celebrate and protect the architectural and engineering achievements of our more recent past as well as the old.
		The opening of Kincardine Bridge in 1936 was a boon for travellers of the time.
		The bridge is due to undergo significant renovation work to ensure that it continues to function effectively into the future, after the planned second crossing at Kincardine is in place.
	www.historic-scotland.gov.uk /sg/txtonly/index/news/news-full-article.htm?articleid=16138 (561 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| New Forth crossing given go-ahead
		The twin bridge strategy will divert heavy vehicles from Kincardine itself while avoiding damage to the internationally important bird-feeding grounds at the present bridge, on the estuary's south bank.
		The existing Kincardine Bridge, which opened in 1936, is used as a diversionary route during bad weather for vehicles restricted from using the Forth Road Bridge and is now struggling to cope with growing traffic levels.
		The bridge will be a 1,200 metres long crossing with navigation spans to match the existing Kincardine Bridge.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/4094406.stm (547 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Green light for new Forth bridge
		The new bridge will be sited upstream of the existing Kincardine Bridge and will carry traffic to and from Alloa and the west.
		The Kincardine Bridge is a notorious bottleneck and the village suffers from severe congestion.
		She said: "The proposed route for a new bridge at Kincardine will be a welcome addition to the excellent transport infrastructure we already have in Forth Valley and I am confident it will bring significant economic benefits to the area."
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/2597517.stm (419 words)

	Kincardine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The great days of ship building at Kincardine were the latter part of the 18 th century and no sign is evident but remains of the ways may yet be found to the west of the town in the Kennet Pans inlet.
		There is evidence for the use of Kincardine as a ferry crossing point from the 16 th century until the swing bridge was built by Alexander Gibb and Partners (1932-1936).
		Kincardine is a colossal maritime archaeological resource and the remains so evident at low water are a fascinating diversion to anyone seeing the tide round.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /fyca/Publications/CruisingGuide/cruising4.htm (2084 words)

	KINGDOM OF FIFE AND KINROSS
		The Swing bridge was opened in 1936, at 2,696 ft long, the bridge's central swing span was powered by two 50-h.p electric motors, which moved it through a full ninety-degree swing.
		The Abbey, the Mercat Cross and the Palace are all worthy of detailed study and even the most hurried visitor could not fail to be impressed by the winding streets and their causey road surfaces, and the dignified houses clustered on the hillside overlooking the Firth of Forth.
		The construction of the bridge during six years was an epic of engineering skill and hard work by a team of 350 workers.
	www.geocities.com /robert2fife/fifeandkinross.htm (2001 words)

	TH Kincardine
		Until the advent of the bridge the only crossings of the Forth downstream of Stirling were by ferry at the Queensferries and Kincardine, the slip-ways for both ferries can still be seen.
		The bridge was tested once a week on a Sunday morning and I am told that many an employee of BP and ICI used this as their excuse for arriving late for work!
		Beside the bridge on an old pier is an anchor which serves as a memorial to the Ship builders, Masters and crews of ships registered at Kincardine, some 108 of them have been known to have lost their lives in ship wrecks.
	www.gairney.plus.com /Trivial_History/TH-Fife/Fife-Kincardine.htm (206 words)

	Courier News Story
		KINCARDINE BRIDGE, the largest swing bridge in Europe when built, is now an A-listed building.
		Kincardine Bridge was an architectural first for Scotland.
		It was originally designed as a swing bridge with an impressive 364-foot span—the largest of any in Europe at the time.
	www.thecourier.co.uk /output/2005/04/26/newsstory7060009t0.asp (339 words)

	Courier News Story
		Kincardine councillor Willie Ferguson said it was “absolutely brilliant” news for Kincardine.
		He said, “The transport minister made a commitment to the people of Kincardine that the bridge would go ahead and he has stuck by his word.
		Work on the bridge is expected to begin next year and it is due to open by the end of 2008.
	www.thecourier.co.uk /output/2005/06/16/newsstory7238493t0.asp (579 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Forth Road Bridge
		Individual travel between the major cities was well catered for by the opening of the Forth Rail Bridge in 1890, but the first major road link across the Forth did not appear until the completion of the Kincardine Bridge in 1936.
		Serious proposals for a road bridge over the Forth near Queensferry had been put forward from as early as the beginning of the 19th Century, but it was not until 1958 that work began on the new bridge.
		Since the bridge was opened, the permitted weight of commercial vehicles using the roads in Scotland has been increased from 24 tons to 44 tonnes.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A1062541 (1038 words)

	Kincardine bridge swings to future - Scottish Architecture News
		Built to cater for the motoring boom of the 1930s, the Kincardine Bridge was considered a marvel of modern engineering.
		The Kincardine Bridge, the first crossing built over the Firth of Forth, is today awarded category A-listed status by Historic Scotland, which is responsible for protecting Scotland's built heritage.
		Due to circumstances beyound our control, the original story which was a working link at the time of publication may be no longer available on the newspaper site.
	scotland.archiseek.com /news/2005/000079.html (163 words)

	Bridge Access Solutions
		Access to the underside of the bridge and to many of the water based piers was carried out using bespoke Suspended Access Systems designed for the task in hand.
		The Beeche / ALPS platform is raised from the barge and attached to the outer girders of the bridge using special chain hangers.
		The Skye Bridge required a principle inspection to confirm it was standing up to the harsh Scottish environment as expected.
	www.alps-uk.com /bas.htm (1288 words)

	Upper Forth Crossing at Kincardine: Minister announces route of new crossing - 23rd December 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The new bridge will complement the existing bridge and will improve traffic journeys across the Forth, improving the quality of life for local communities on either side of the estuary.
		The existing Kincardine Bridge opened in 1936 and until the Forth Road Bridge opened in 1964 was the furthest-downstream road link across the Forth Estuary.
		The bridge remains the furthest-downstream all-weather crossing of the Forth, and acts as a diversionary route during bad weather for vehicles restricted from using the Forth Road Bridge.
	www.upperforthcrossing.com /upper_forth/UF_MainPage.jsp;jsessionid=1E88B1F14003FFAA531FFCF2EDD994B1?pContentID=61&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show& (1106 words)

	JAMES BEATTIE - LoveToKnow Article on JAMES BEATTIE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		(1735-1803), Scottish poet and writer on philosophy, was born at Laurencekirk, Kincardine, Scotland, on the 25th of October 1735.
		Beaucaire is situated on the right bank of the Rhone, opposite Tarascon, with which it is connected by two handsome bridges, a, suspension-bridge of four spans and 1476 ft. in length, and a railway bridge.
		A triangular keep, a chapel,and other remains of a chteau (i3th and 14th centuries) of the counts of Toulouse stand on the rocky pine-clad hill which rises to the north of the town; the chapel, dedicated to St Louis,belongs to the latest period of Romanesque architecture, andcontains fine sculptures.
	68.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BEATTIE_JAMES.htm (2510 words)

	The Forth Road Bridge Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		The bridge cost some £19.5m to build, though this figure included the cost of 13km of dual carriageway, 13km of other roads, and 24 minor bridges.
		The bridge used some 39,000 tons of steel (about two thirds the amount used in the Forth Rail Bridge), not counting the 30,800 miles of wire, weighing 7,900 tons, in the suspension cables.
		At the time the bridge was finished, the maximum size of a vehicle on Scotland's roads was 24 tonnes, and this has since increased to 44 tonnes.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /queensferry/forthroadbridge/index.html (794 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Is bridge vision dead in water? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		But Fife councillors, who are leading the drive for a second Forth Road Bridge, insisted their case was not affected by the decision.
		He said everyone recognised there were structural problems with the existing Kincardine Bridge, which meant a second crossing there was justifiable.
		He said: "The new Kincardine bridge will be a benefit to that area of Fife, but it won’t alleviate the problems the Forth Road Bridge has.
	news.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=662372005 (694 words)

	Upper Forth Crossing at Kincardine: Minister visits Kincardine Site to see progress on tackling congestion - 30 July ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The new bridge will run from Higgin’s Neuk to the former Kincardine Power Station and will be used by traffic to and from Alloa and the west and the north, with traffic to and from Fife and the East continuing to use the existing crossing and the new Eastern Link Road.
		Once the new bridge is open essential repairs will then be made to the present Kincardine bridge, which will be treated as a separate contract.
		The existing Kincardine Bridge opened in 1936 and until the Forth Road Bridge opened was the furthest-downstream road link across the Forth Estuary.
	www.upperforthcrossing.com /upper_forth/UF_MainPage.jsp;jsessionid=5FC03A0753AF6FB1E80CD139C0F8BE67?pContentID=96&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show& (877 words)

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