Opened in 1971 as a toll bridge it is of the cable stayed box girder design. The main span is 524m with a hieght over the river of 60m. An oil rig famously hit the structure in 1996 causing £3.6m of damage, on another occassion the operators 'forgot' to renew the toll licence thus allowing free crossings for a period of several weeks. The tolls were abolished in 2006. Map location.
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![The Erskine Bridge
Opened in 1971 as a toll bridge it is of the cable stayed box girder design. The main span is 524m with a hieght over the river of 60m. An oil rig famously hit the structure in 1996 causing £3.6m of damage, on another occassion the operators 'forgot' to renew the toll licence thus allowing free crossings for a period of several weeks. The tolls were abolished in 2006. [url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=246015&Y=672277&A=Y&Z=115/] Map location. [/url]](albums/userpics/10001/normal_Erskine_Bridge.jpg "Click to view full size image
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The Erskine Bridge
Opened in 1971 as a toll bridge it is of the cable stayed box girder design. The main span is 524m with a hieght over the river of 60m. An oil rig famously hit the structure in 1996 causing £3.6m of damage, on another occassion the operators 'forgot' to renew the toll licence thus allowing free crossings for a period of several weeks. The tolls were abolished in 2006. [url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=246015&Y=672277&A=Y&Z=115/] Map location. [/url]")
