▁the ▁original ▁form ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁* P enc arden . ▁ ▁Transport ▁▁ ▁K inc ard ine ▁Bridge ▁runs ▁south ▁from ▁K inc ard ine . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁crossing - point ▁of ▁the ▁F irth ▁of ▁For th ▁between ▁the ▁Queens fer ry ▁Cross ing ▁and ▁St ir ling . ▁K inc ard ine ▁Bridge ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁swing ▁bridge ▁and ▁opened ▁to ▁large ▁ships , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁a ▁final ▁ceremony ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁The ▁bridge ▁had ▁seven ▁sp ans ▁made ▁of ▁steel . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁control ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁bridge , ▁this ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁man ned ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁operators ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁bridge ▁to ▁large ▁ships ▁and ▁river ▁traffic . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁Category ▁A ▁listed ▁status ▁by ▁Historic ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁several ▁dec ades , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁suffered ▁from ▁increased ▁con g estion ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁increase ▁of ▁vehicles ▁using ▁the ▁bridge . ▁This ▁heavy ▁con g estion ▁was ▁reduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁an ▁eastern ▁by pass ▁connecting ▁the ▁K inc ard ine ▁bridge ▁with ▁the ▁A 9 8 5 ▁In ver ke ith ing / F orth ▁Road ▁Bridge ▁ar tery . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁western ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁by pass ed ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁C lack mann ans hire ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Police ▁