Tay Road Bridge
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The Tay Road Bridge is am important road bridge in Scotland. It crosses the Firth of Tay from Newport-on-Tay in Fife to Dundee.
It is around 1.4 miles long - making it one of the longest bridges in Europe - and slopes gradually downward towards Dundee. It carries the A92 road across the Firth and carries traffic directly into the centre of Dundee, lying downstream of the Tay Rail Bridge. The bridge is one of the three remaining toll bridges in Scotland. The toll is set at 80p for cars, although the tolling issue is under debate following the 2004 removal of tolls on the Skye Bridge.
The bridge was designed by William Fairhurst and construction began in 1962 with the infilling of West Graving Dock, King William Dock and Earl Grey docks in Dundee. Following completion in 1966 at an estimated cost of £6 million, The Queen Mother opened the bridge on August 18. The crossing had previously been made by a ferry service.
Commemorative obelisk
A 50 foot tall obelisk stands at the Tayport side to commemorate Willie Logan, director of the company that constructed the bridge, and another other five workers, who died during construction.
External links
Tay Road Bridge traffic information (http://www.tayroadbridge.co.uk/)