As impressive a structural marvel as you could hope to see, The Forth Road Bridge serves a purely practical purpose but due to it's scale, history, and ubiquity with all things Scotch, is also a tourist attraction in itself. It's made all the more impressive and imposing by the neighbouring Forth Road Bridge which runs parallel.\n\nGiven that the vast majority of Scotland's population lives in the central belt, surprisingly few, including myself, have had the pleasure of actually crossing the rail bridge, and it's something I really need to get off my arse and do sooner rather or later. I just need a reason to travel to either Fife, Tayside or the North East, which unsurprisingly isn't the easiest thing to come across. I might one day just spend a fiver on a return to the grim little village of Inverkeithing which is right after the bridge. It would be worth it for the experience alone.\n\nUtterly stunning, but I'll be a bit controversial here and declare that The Tay Bridge, with it's sweeping bend and dark history, just nicks it for me as Scotland's number 1 river crossing. Take the Edinburgh to Dundee train and you'll cross both.