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Description
The Tay Road Bridge is 2250m in length and spans the estuary of the river Tay between Dundee and Newport-on-Tay. The bridge was designed by William A Fairhurst and took three years to build between 1963 and 1966 at a cost of £4.8m. The main contractor was Duncan Logan (Contractors) Ltd of Muir of Ord.
The main structure comprises 42 spans the majority of which are 55m in length increasing to 76.3m at the four navigation channels and reducing to 24.4m at the Dundee end.
The roadway comprises dual carriageways 6.7m wide with a 3m wide central walkway/cycleway and rises at a gradient of 1 in 81 from a height of 9.7m above sea level at the Dundee end to 38m at the Fife end to provide clearance at the navigation channels.
Concrete piers in the river support twin concrete columns of parabolic shape that vary in height from 5.5m at the Dundee end to 30.5m at the Fife end. The twin columns support twin hollow steel box girders 3.65m wide and 3m deep, which in turn support a 300mm thick composite concrete slab carrying the roadway.
We walked over and back from Tayport, where our Daughter lives.
Comments (10)
jayfar
A lovely shot and that's a walk of about 3 miles there and back!!
alanwilliams
leads you off into the distance, nice shot
durleybeachbum
A long walk!
Faemike55
the eye is drawn into infinity with this shot
Isabelle711
If it were warm it would be a most sweet walk. :))))) Beautiful mountains in the background. :))))))) Most gorgeous area my friend. :))))) Most excellent capture. :))))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
whaleman
Nice shot! Wish I could still walk that far!
dakotabluemoon
Very cool the way u shot this one.
Jean_C
Fantastic perspective, excellent shot!
danapommet
A wonderful photo and information. It took me a moment to realize that you were in the center walkway. I think that my age is taking its toll on my mind! :>}
bobrgallegos
Outstanding perspective!!