Queensferry Crossing Digital Archive Launched

A new digital archive has been launched providing facts, figures and video footage explaining how the £1.35 billion Queensferry Crossing was built.

The Queensferry Crossing Arc contains a host of features for users such as;

• 3D animations – based on detailed 3D scans of the bridge during construction

• Over an hour of video footage shot since the beginning of construction in 2011

• Staff interviews, explaining each stage of the construction process

• Pictures of every aspect of the building work over the past six years

• The opportunity for the public to submit their pictures to form part of the archive

• The site also becomes the new home for the Frame the Bridge digital mosaic, comprised of selfies being submitted by the public since 2015.


Economy Secretary Keith Brown said the new website will provide an "important record and learning tool for future generations".

"Excitement and interest in the Queensferry Crossing just keeps building as the project nears completion," he said.

"The new bridge is already fast becoming Scotland’s newest icon and it is fitting that we now have such a fantastic digital archive available to explain how it was built.

"Like many others I have been fascinated to watch footage of the past construction of the Forth Road Bridge over fifty years ago and to see pictures of the building of the Forth Bridge over 125 years ago.

"This website has used some of the latest methods to capture how the Queensferry Crossing has been built and will provide an important record and learning tool for future generations."

Alastair Rawlinson, Head of Data Acquisition at The Glasgow School of Art and the Centre for Digital Documentation and Visualisation, which helped carry out 3D laser scans of the project, said: "We were presented with a unique opportunity to digitally document the bridge in 3D as it was being constructed.

"This allowed the team, working in conjunction with engineering experts, to create an incredibly accurate 3D model and animation showing all construction phases. We hope people will enjoy learning about the bridge through visiting the website and watching the animations."

To visit the Queensferry Crossing Arc website, visit here.

(LM)