Kincardine Bridge

Kincardine Bridge is a major road bridge designed by Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners in Westminster between 1930 and 1931, with architectural advice from James Miller. The bridge has a total length of 2,696 feet and features a series of shallow-arched spans. The central swing span measures 364 feet and originally could swivel, but it is now fixed shut.

On either side of the swing span, there are seven identical 100-foot steel cantilever spans, with the central 50-foot spans resting on girders that project 25 feet from the piers. Additionally, at the Kincardine end of the bridge, there are three steel spans measuring 62 feet 6 inches each. At the opposite end, the bridge includes nine 50-foot reinforced concrete spans and a piled viaduct that is 265 feet long, also made of reinforced concrete. A series of gantries spans the roadway, and above the center of the bridge, there is a control cabin. The original machinery is housed in a machine room located at the center pier.