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An inquiry into the collapse of the Tay bridge found several reasons for the collapse of what was then the longest rail bridge in the world:
- The piers and wind bracing had not been properly constructed.
- Engineer Sir Thomas Bouch was largely held responsible for not making sufficient allowance for wind loading.
- The cylindrical cast iron columns which supported the longest spans of the bridge, each of which was 75m in height, were found to be of insufficient quality for their purpose.
- The final straw leading to the collapse was a violent storm on the evening of 28 December 1879, which caused the central navigation spans of the bridge to collapse into the Firth of Tay at Dundee.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes, the ay bridge fell down, in February 1879. A severe sorm struck on the morning a train passed over it and caused all 75 people on the train to die. Sir Thomas Bouch is the Britishman who designed and constructed the bridge. He was largely held responsible for the fate of the people and the bridge.
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∙ 13y agoIt was a badly built.
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Where was the Tay bridge located?
The Tay Bridge spanned the Firth of Tay in Scotland.
How long was the tay rail way bridge?
it falled down in 2000
Who built the tay bridge?
Thomas Bouch built Tay Bridge
When was Tay Rail Bridge created?
Tay Rail Bridge was created in 1887.
When was Tay Road Bridge created?
Tay Road Bridge was created in 1966.
When was The Tay Bridge Disaster created?
The Tay Bridge Disaster was created in 1880.
Who built the first Tay Rail bridge?
The Tay Rail Bridge was completed in February 1878. Following the collapse of the first bridge, a second bridge was built and opened nine years later, in 1887.
Did the golden gate bridge fall down?
No
When will the hills fall down?
when London bridge goes falling down
Will macanaw bridge fall down if a cat walks on it?
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Did the golden gate bridge ever fall down?
No
What material was the first Tay Bridge made of?
stone
