The bridge was constructed between 1932 and 1936, designed by Donald Watson.
It was the first road crossing of the River Forth downstream of Stirling, completed nearly thirty years before the Forth Road Bridge, which stands fifteen miles to the south-east.
The bridge was constructed with a swinging central section, to allow larger ships to sail upstream to port in Alloa, which remained in use until 1988.
It is the common diversionary route for traffic north from Edinburgh and eastern Scotland when the Forth Road Bridge is closed or under repair. As a result there is high volume of commuter traffic using the bridge, the town of Kincardine was frequently congested but since the new Clackmannanshire bridge and the bypass eastbound where built Kincardine itself is almost traffic free .
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