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Cantilever Span Record

When: 1890
Where: Firth of Forth
Part of: Forth Bridge opened to rail traffic

At opening, the bridge held the world record for the longest single cantilever span.

When the bridge opened, it possessed the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world. This record stood until 1919, when the Quebec Bridge in Canada was completed. The bridge's design relies on cantilever beams supporting a central girder.

Sources

Forth Bridge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22

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