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New Forth bridge: Queensferry Crossing wins naming contest | |
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The new bridge to be built across the Firth of Forth is to be called the Queensferry Crossing. | |
Caledonia Bridge, Queensferry Crossing, St Margaret's Crossing, the Firth of Forth Crossing and Saltire Crossing were all in the running. | |
The search for a name has seen 35,000 votes cast by the public and more than 7,000 suggested names received. | |
The winner was announced by First Minister Alex Salmond. The £800m project is due to open in 2016. | |
Mr Salmond made the announcement on a visit to the construction site of the new bridge to span the firth. | |
A shortlist of five names had been chosen by an independent panel for the final decision, after a seven-month process. |