Tay Road Bridge 50th Anniversary

Tay Road Bridge 50th Anniversary The Tay Road Bridge celebrates it's 50th Anniversary on 18th August, 2016 and we are hosting a free family event on 21st August 2016 10am - 4pm

The Tay Road bride is hosting a free family day to celebrate the bridge and its heritage. This event will take place on Sunday, 21st August at Slessor Gardens (adjacent to the bridge on the waterfront) and will see a number of associated events, stalls, etc.

Thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for our Roadshow Exhibition which was a great success.  If you missed an op...
06/01/2017

Thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for our Roadshow Exhibition which was a great success. If you missed an opportunity to see this it will be displayed at the Dundee Museum of Transport in the near future. Please contact Dundee Museum of Transport for more details.

24/10/2016

Our exhibition, which is now at the Rio Community Centre, Newport-on-Tay, finishes on Thursday 27th October. If you were wanting to see it you only have a few days left!

30/09/2016

A child's soft toy was found on the carriageway on 9th September. This toy is still at the office waiting patiently for it's owner. If this belongs to your child please give the office a call on 01382 433044, he is missing home!

27/09/2016

Our exhibition has now left the Central Library but will be available to view from Wednesday 28th September at the Rio Community Centre, Newport-on-Tay until Thursay 27th October.

13/09/2016

We have very interesting and thought provoking MP3 audio files from interviews with Bert ("Puggie" Driver) and Neil (Crane Driver) in the 1960s construction of the Tay Road Bridge. These can be found at:
http://tayroadbridge.co.uk/50th-anniversary
These are definitely worth a listen!

13/09/2016

Some lovely memories of the bridge received from those attending our 50th Celebration event. Download them at: tayroadbridge.co.uk/50th-anniversary

09/09/2016

A child's soft toy has been found on the carriageway. If this belongs to your child, please contact Catriona on 01382 433044. We will look after it here until the owner comes to collect it.

05/09/2016

Memorabilia Roadshow - Now on at the Central Library in the Wellgate Centre, Dundee. Please pop along and read all about the history of the bridge, and view some special artifacts. It's on show near the reception desk until Monday 26th September. It will then be moving to the Rio Community Centre in Newport where it will run from Wednesday 28th September until Thursday 27th October.

01/09/2016

Please check out "The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum" page. There are lots of pictures of men who worked on the construciton of the Bridge and they are trying to find out if anyone knows who they are. Great photographs!

Some more professional pictures of the day.  Vardo Parisian Swing Band, Fife Museum Bus, Wrestlers, Stilt Lady, Scooters...
31/08/2016

Some more professional pictures of the day. Vardo Parisian Swing Band, Fife Museum Bus, Wrestlers, Stilt Lady, Scooters and Harley Davidson Motorcycles.

Some lovely photographs taken by the professional photographers on the day of our celebrations.  A beautiful day with lo...
31/08/2016

Some lovely photographs taken by the professional photographers on the day of our celebrations. A beautiful day with lots to see and do, what more could we have asked for?

Some great pictures of men working on the bridge sent in by George Webster.  I wonder if anyone recognises faces from th...
25/08/2016

Some great pictures of men working on the bridge sent in by George Webster. I wonder if anyone recognises faces from these?

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