Forth Bridges

Two road bridges can be seen on the Forth and just visible on the northern shore in Fife is the end of the famous Forth Bridge (see extra) which was completed for trains in 1890. The road deck on the new Queensferry Crossing is starting to extend from the southern shore and will be supported by cables from the three towers which will reach a height of 200 metres making them much taller than the 156 metres of the present UK record holders, the Humber Bridge and adjacent Forth Road Bridge.
The new Queensferry Crossing is being built mainly because the Forth Road Bridge is inadequate for the present amount of traffic and has been beset with problems particularly corrosion of the main suspension cable. When the new bridge opens at the end of 2016, the Forth Road Bridge completed in 1964 will become used for public transport, cycling and walking.  
The crane operators must have tremendous views but also nerves of steel to be able to work at that height particularly in windy weather.