Another bit of folklore bites the dust:(

Next year painters are due to finish applying special paint to the forth Bridge which should last for up to 30 years.

A 200-strong team is applying a triple layer of new "glass flake epoxy" paint, which is similar to that used in the offshore oil industry.

It creates a chemical bond to provide a virtually impenetrable layer to protect the bridge's steelwork from the weather.

A spokesman for Network Rail said while most of the bridge would not need repainting for decades, the most exposed areas were likely to need touch-ups more regularly.


BTW, as mentioned in the opening post, the Forth Bridge is a CANTILEVER railway bridge
"(It is often called the Forth Rail Bridge or Forth Railway Bridge to distinguish it from the Forth Road Bridge, although strictly speaking this is incorrect)"

The road bridge over the River Forth however is a SUSPENSION bridge and currently, corrosion is damaging the wires holding it up.