Photograph shows the concrete foundation laid to receive pier number 42, just below the Tayport road.
A fine view of the columns striding along the temporary bridge.
The temporary bridge with one of the coffer dams taking shape in the foreground.
Work being done creating the Fife abutment above the Tayport road.
Looking between the first two columns at the Fife end of the bridge.
A somewhat precarious view-point for these spectators. Clearly something of interest is happening below. On the bridge itself, work progresses on the decking surface.
The dual carriageway above East Newport looks complete, although there may still be work being done in the distance. The dual carriageway effectively cut off access to Windmill Park, Newport's much loved recreation area.
Construction of the massive Fife abutment, built above the Tayport road, just visible in the photograph.
View from Tay Street of Road Bridge under construction.
View of Road Bridge from Tayview Terrace.
Memorial column on roundabout at south end of road bridge. This memorial is in memory of the five workmen who died during road bridge construction, and of contractor Willie Logan who died in 1966 when his private plane crashed near Inverness. He never saw his bridge completed. The memorial is in the shape of one ...
Memories of the Tay Road Bridge from Brian Malaws. What an interesting website! The bit that brought back the memories for me was the section on the Tay road bridge. We spent every summer holiday in Crail from the 1950s on and although we had relatives north of Dundee, we rarely visited as our only option ...
An early morning view of the Tay Road Bridge clearly nearing completion.
Photograph taken just two weeks after the opening of the road bridge. On the left is the new administration block, and there appears to be only one car at the tolls. There were two booths heading northwards, but three heading south. The extreme left booth allowed for extra wide vehicles. The observation platform here was ...
An aerial view of the temporary bridge reaching out into the river.
This photograph provides an excellent view of the temporary road bridge, but it is equally as interesting to see this end of the village in such detail. Many of the houses have changed considerably in 40 years, with alterations and extensions. The Riverview Lodge (previously Seymour) area has been completely redeveloped, and in the lower ...
View of the toll booths and north observation platform in September 1966, soon after opening.
This set of photographs shows the Tay Road Bridge under construction between 1964 and 1966. The temporary wooden bridge allowed easier access to all sections of the bridge. In two of the photographs the old Carolina Port power station is visible beyond the bridge. It was demolished in the mid-1980s. The photographs were taken by ...
View from the Tayport Road of the Tay Road Bridge under construction 1965 - 1966.
Table of information giving details of Road Bridge statistics.
Not Newport, but worth showing. The construction area in Dundee as work starts on the Tay Road Bridge in 1963. The sheer scale of disruption is evident. In the distance the clock tower of West Station, which would be demolished in 1965. Towards the Caird Hall, the Royal Arch still stands, built to commemorate the ...
Sadly Willie Logan, head of the construction firm responsible for building the Tay Road Bridge, was killed in an air crash during construction. He never saw his bridge completed. His gravestone near Strathpeffer is in the shape of a section of the Tay Bridge.
Photograph showing temporary bridge now halfway across the river. Photograph taken from the deck of the Fifie.
The Fifie viewed from the deck of the temporary bridge. During construction the temporary bridge caused considerable disruption to ferry services. Crossings had to be halted at low tide as the bridge prevented the ferries from slipping far enough down river to avoid the sandbanks.