由於此橋巨大的规模,光是為其表面刷油漆一項就耗費了不少的人力物力,据说等到把桥梁全部油漆一遍之后,前面的已经褪色,就又得开始重新油漆了,因此在英語裡人們甚至用 Painting the Forth Bridge(給福斯橋刷油漆)這一熟語來表示一項永无止境的或艰巨的任务。
參考
^The Forth Bridge. forth-bridges.co.uk. Forth Bridges Forum. 2015 [26 March 2017]. (原始内容存档于2017-08-06). Opened in 1890, The Forth Bridge is recognised the world over as the most famous of cantilever designs.