The Tay Bridge Disaster Essay
Abstract. The first railway bridge across the Firth of Tay in Scotland was opened. With a total length of kilometers, it was the longest iron bridge in the world. For most of the crossing the single track line ran above wrought iron latticework spans. However, the track ran inwards over the central part of the bridge. THE TAY RAIL BRIDGE DISASTER - A REVISION BASED ON MODERN METHODS OF ANALYSIS. PDF Open. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering · 089X, E 7672. pp. 77-83. Previous Next. This event became known as the Tay Bridge disaster and was one of the country's worst engineering accidents. Two identical memorials were erected on either side of the river.