THE NEW TAY BRIDGE.
Messrs Thomas Meik and Son; civil engineers, York place, Edinburgh havb prepared plana for the reconstruction of the Tay bridge. The features of the scheme are the employment of the present foundations, the height of the railway above high water to be 40ft. the river traffic being accommodated by swing spans over a deep water-channel, and the piers to he built of brick. The estimated cost of a single line of rails upon the present foundations, with swinging spans for a double line, is £330,000, and for completing the bridge for a double line an additional £280,000 is required, making the total estimated cost £610,000. The single line would be ready for opening within two years, and it is stated that traffic might be run across it with safety while the foundations for the other line were being laid, 6ve years being necessary for this work.
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Kumara Times, Issue 1461, 3 June 1881, Page 2
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150THE NEW TAY BRIDGE. Kumara Times, Issue 1461, 3 June 1881, Page 2
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