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Visit Duration: 24 hours
Timings: Everyday Open 24 Hours
Entry type: Paid
Entry Details: Free
A crucial bridge in Scotland's commercial history was the old, historic Tay Rail Bridge.During the 1860s, there was rivalry among many firms for ownership of the routes since whoever was successful in doing so would reap enormous profits.
The North British Railway Company built the bridge in an effort to maintain control over the river Tay, the first trade route that every corporation sought to monopolise.
However, the bridge's construction was flawed, and on a stormy night in 1878, it collapsed, killing everyone in the train that was passing it. After this catastrophe, the new bridge had a five-year reconstruction with minor alterations to its structure, design, and type of material utilised.
The design of the bridge now incorporates the latest innovation of a unique bridge with hydraulic legs.The breathtaking views of the river and neighbourhood are best seen from the bridge.
The basic idea was widely understood, however for the Tay Rail Bridge, the caisson limited the size of the pier.
There were thirteen girder spans for the bridge's higher section.
Only three of their fourteen piers have a fixed connection from the pier to the girders to allow for thermal expansion.
Hence, there were three divisions of linked high girder spans, each of which had spans that were structurally connected to its neighbouring spans but not to those in the other divisions.
The northern portion dropped towards Dundee at gradients of up to 1 in 73 while the southern and centre divisions were almost flat.
The bridge, which incorporates features from both the Tay Rail and Ray Road bridges, is a masterwork of structural engineering.
It has well-known locations where visitors can enjoy breathtaking views of the River Tay, The Law, and the Sidlaws.
The new building's design was influenced by the previous one, and it was built side by side with the existing one to maintain clear navigational channels.
In order to stage workers and supplies for the new bridge's construction, the ruins of the previous bridge were used.
Thomas Bouch, an engineer who designed the bridge, was awarded a knighthood after it was finished.
The bridge was made of cast and wrought iron and had a lattice-grid pattern.
After the usage of cast iron in The Crystal Palace, Thomas W. Kennard applied the idea to the Crumlin Viaduct in South Wales in 1858.
When compared to a railway bridge, the Crystal Palace was not as loaded.
The Dee bridge, an older cast-iron construction, collapsed in 1847 due to improper usage of cast-iron girders.
A number of significant viaducts in the Massif Central were built in 1867 using a similar design by Gustave Eiffel.
The initial plan called for brick piers resting on the bedrock, which trial borings revealed to be only a short distance beneath the river, to hold lattice girders.
The single track was built on top of the bridge girder at either end of the span, the majority of which was below the pier tops.
The railway ran within the bridge girder at the high girders in the middle of the bridge, which was elevated above the pier tops to allow passage for sailing ships.
There were non-rigid connections between the girders and the piers to allow for thermal expansion.
A crucial bridge in Scotland's commercial history was the old, historic Tay Rail Bridge.During the 1860s, there was rivalry among many firms for ownership of the routes since whoever was successful in doing so would reap enormous profits.
The North British Railway Company built the bridge in an effort to maintain control over the river Tay, the first trade route that every corporation sought to monopolise.
However, the bridge's construction was flawed, and on a stormy night in 1878, it collapsed, killing everyone in the train that was passing it. After this catastrophe, the new bridge had a five-year reconstruction with minor alterations to its structure, design, and type of material utilised.
The design of the bridge now incorporates the latest innovation of a unique bridge with hydraulic legs.The breathtaking views of the river and neighbourhood are best seen from the bridge.
The basic idea was widely understood, however for the Tay Rail Bridge, the caisson limited the size of the pier.
There were thirteen girder spans for the bridge's higher section.
Only three of their fourteen piers have a fixed connection from the pier to the girders to allow for thermal expansion.
Hence, there were three divisions of linked high girder spans, each of which had spans that were structurally connected to its neighbouring spans but not to those in the other divisions.
The northern portion dropped towards Dundee at gradients of up to 1 in 73 while the southern and centre divisions were almost flat.
The new bridge was constructed in just 5 years, mostly due to William Arrol's specially built pontoon equipment with hydraulic legs.
These hydraulic pontoons were arranged in various ways to build the new navigation spans, bring the existing girders into place for the new bridge, sink and build the brick and concrete foundation columns and erect the wrought iron piers.
The finished bridge measures 10711 feet in length, of which 8396 feet are in a straight line almost north/south across the Tay until it turns eastwards towards Dundee.
There are 85 piers, with 1–28 making up the south approach, 28–41 serving as "navigation spans," and 41–85 comprising the north approach.
On June 20, 1887, the new Tay Bridge was ceremonially opened to traffic.
The design revision resulted in additional costs and delays, which were exacerbated in February 1877 when two of the high girders collapsed while being put into place.
Seven months later, the first engine crossed the bridge.
After three days of clear skies and a Board of Trade examination in February 1878, the bridge was approved for use by passenger traffic with a 25 mph (40 km/h) speed restriction.
A delightful stroll down the riverfront path, during which I was able to read the poet McGonagall's poem about the Tay Bridge Tragedy.
The memorial to individuals known to have perished in the disaster is located further on, towards the Bridgeview Cafe.
With the bridge in the foreground, there are lovely views and some breathtaking sunsets to be viewed.
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Between Dundee and the Fife suburb of Wormit, the Tay Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid-rèile na Tatha) carries the railway across the Firth of Tay in Scotland. It has a 2.75-mile span (4.43 kilometres).
The bridge was destroyed on the evening of December 28, 1879, at 7:15 p.m., when its middle spans fell way due to strong winter gales. A train with six carriages and 75 passengers and personnel was crossing when it collapsed, falling into the Tay's chilly waters. On board, there were 75 persons total who perished.
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Thomas Bouch, a renowned railway engineer who gained a knighthood once the bridge was finished, built the original Tay Bridge in the 19th century. Using cast and wrought iron combined, it had a lattice-grid pattern.
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