Landmark
Tay Bridge
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The Tay Bridge is a renowned railway bridge that spans the Firth of Tay, connecting Dundee to the south. Completed in 1887, it replaced an earlier bridge that famously collapsed in a storm in 1879, a disaster that inspired literature and song. Today's bridge is a testament to Victorian engineering, carrying trains on a 2.2-mile route. Visitors can walk along the nearby Fife coastal path for views of the bridge's elegant lattice structure and the wide estuary, while interpretive panels at the site recount its dramatic history.
Don't miss
- Walk the Fife coastal path for dramatic views of the bridge's lattice arches
- Read interpretive panels detailing the 1879 disaster and the bridge's reconstruction
- Watch trains cross the 2.2-mile span against the backdrop of the Tay estuary
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