Transport Scotland has revealed the three front-runners in the contest to name the new £1.6bn Forth Replacement Crossing bridge.

From the shortlist of five choices, the most supported names, in alphabetical order, are Caledonia Bridge, Queensferry Crossing and St Margaret's Crossing.

Subsequently, the remaining two possibilities - Firth of Forth Crossing and Saltire Crossing – are trailing behind.

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Around 29,000 votes have been cast so far, with two thirds of these being submitted in the first two days of the vote.

Transport Minister Keith Brown said: "Over 29,000 votes have been cast so far by the public to find the most popular name for the new Forth Replacement Crossing.

"In the first 24 hours of voting we received over 17,500 votes, so there is still time to influence the outcome and choose the name for Scotland’s biggest infrastructure project in a generation.

"With [three] days of voting left it would be fantastic to see more people across Scotland get involved. More votes could still see the other names - Firth of Forth Crossing and Saltire Crossing - move ahead."

An independent panel selected the shortlist of five names from 7,600 individual suggestions.

(JP/CD)