Another milestone was reached on the Queensferry Crossing on Friday when the last piece of deck between the central and north deck fans was put in place.
The closure unit between the centre and north deck fans means there is now only one gap in the deck remaining — the space between the south deck fan and south viaduct.
When that is fitted in the deck the bridge, which is costing £1.35 billion, will finally span the Forth.
Due to open in May, the 1.7 mile crossing will be the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world.
It is also the tallest bridge in the UK and when complete, the trio of towers will stand more than 200 metres tall, beating the previous record by more than 40 metres.
Last month it became a record breaker of a different kind when its centre tower deck was recognised by Guinness World Records as the largest freestanding balanced cantilever in the world.
But that was only a fleeting triumph as very soon the 644-metre-long cantilever is being connected piece by piece to the north and south towers and viaducts to form the final bridge.
However, Guinness experts ratified the record while the deck was still in the world record breaking but temporary state.
