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Kincardine, Fife

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73: 538: 550: 80: 572:. Kincardine Bridge used to be a swing bridge and opened to large ships, but this was closed in a final ceremony in 1988. The bridge had seven spans made of steel. There was a large control room at the top of the bridge, this used to be manned to allow the operators to open the bridge to large ships and river traffic. In 2005, it was given 248: 583:
During the last several decades, the town has suffered from increased congestion due to the increase of vehicles using the bridge. This heavy congestion was reduced in 2005 by the opening of an eastern bypass connecting the Kincardine bridge with the A985
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in 1663. It was at one time a reasonably prosperous minor port. The townscape retains many good examples of Scottish vernacular buildings from the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries, although it was greatly altered during the construction of
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artery. In 2008 the western section of the town was bypassed with the opening of the
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Local information about Kincardine from the Kincardine Local History Group
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into Gaelic, meaning "woodland" or perhaps "enclosure, encampment" (
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runs south from Kincardine. It is the main crossing-point of the
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Kincardine-on-Forth
Kincardine, Aberdeenshire
Kincardine, Sutherland
Scottish Gaelic
Kincardine is located in Fife
Fife
Edinburgh
London
Civil parish
Tulliallan
Council area
Fife
Lieutenancy area
Fife
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
FK10
Dialling code
Police
Scotland
Fire
Scottish
Ambulance
Scottish
UK Parliament
Dunfermline and West Fife
Scottish Parliament

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