Forth Road Bridge 50th Anniversary

Forth Road Bridge cover with Scottish 1st class definitive postmarked 4th September 2014 for 50th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge and a set of Regionals postmarked North Queensferry 4th March 2015

The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge opened in 1964 and at the time was the longest suspension bridge in the world outside the United States. The bridge spans the Firth of Forth, connecting Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry. It replaced a centuries-old ferry service to carry vehicular traffic, cyclists and pedestrians across the Forth; railway crossings are made by the nearby Forth Bridge, opened in 1890.