I was gazing upon it from a nice pub at South Queensferry two days ago called the "Two Bridges" cos of its siutaion between the two bridges: fish and chips much recommended.
Still, my understanding is that once they've put a new long-life coating on it, the Forth Bridge won't require the continuous and Sisyphean painting it has always had... "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky