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PICTURES: The Queensferry Crossing’s first day in photographs

By Blair Dingwall
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The Queensferry Crossing officially opened to commuters this morning, welcoming hundreds of people eager to drive across the impressive structure.

And for the past 24 hours photographers have been capturing the bridge through night-time light spectacles, opening journeys across it and rush hour traffic jams.

Queensferry Crossing
Vehicles are led in a convoy as they makes their way along the southbound carriage way of the Queensferry Crossing as it opens to traffic for the first time.
Traffic heads northbound down the bridge as it's opened to the public for the first time.
Traffic flows on both carriageways of the Queensferry Crossing Traffic flows on both carriageways of the Queensferry Crossing on Wednesday, August 30.
A view of the new Queensferry Crossing, alongside the Forth Road Bridge and the Forth Bridge, at sunrise on the first day of operational use.
The Queensferry Crossing.
Morning traffic on the first day of the Queensferry Crossing's opening.
The celebrations start on Saturday
Traffic Scotland image showing the first breakdown on the Queensferry Crossing at about 7am in the morning.
Traffic Scotland images showing queuing traffic on the approaches to the Queensferry Crossing during late rush hour.

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