Tay Rail Bridge, Dundee

Name: Tay Rail Bridge
Address: Tay Railway Bridge, Dundee, DD2, United Kingdom

#26 among attractions in Dundee

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The Tay Bridge carries the railway across the Firth of Tay in Scotland between Dundee and the suburb of Wormit in Fife. Its span is 2.75 miles. It is the second bridge to occupy the site. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1887 (137 years ago)Length: 2.03 miCoordinates: 56°26'19"N, 2°59'19"W

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Tay Railway BridgeDundee DD2 United Kingdom

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Tay Rail Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: V&A Dundee, Overgate Centre, Wellgate Centre, The Howff.

1.5 miNE
Museum
V&A Dundee, Dundee
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1.6 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Overgate Centre, Dundee
41 min walk • The Overgate Centre is a shopping centre in Dundee, Scotland. Built in the 1960s to replace buildings erected in the 18th and 19th centuries, most of the original structure was demolished and redeveloped from 1998 to 2000.
1.9 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Wellgate Centre, Dundee
49 min walk • The Wellgate Shopping Centre is one of the two main shopping centres located in the city centre of Dundee, Scotland, the other being the Overgate Centre.
1.7 miN
Cemetery
The Howff, Dundee
43 min walk • The Howff is a burial ground in the city of Dundee, Scotland. Established in 1564, it has one of the most important collections of tombstones in Scotland, and is protected as a category A listed building. The majority of graves face exactly due east.
1.8 miN
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
The McManus, Dundee
46 min walk • The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum is a Gothic Revival-style building, located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. The building houses a museum and art gallery with a collection of fine and decorative art as well as a natural history collection.
1.6 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, Historical place
Verdant Works, Dundee
41 min walk • Verdant Works, also known as Scotland's Jute Museum, is a former jute mill in the Blackness area of Dundee, Scotland. It was purchased in 1991 by the Dundee Heritage Trust.
1.3 miN
Museum, Visitor center, Science museum
Dundee Science Centre, Dundee
34 min walk • Dundee Science Centre is a science centre located in Dundee, Scotland, and a part of the Scottish Science Centres Network. It is a registered charity under Scottish law. It is funded by the public and donations from local corporate sponsors.
1.4 miN
Museum, Art museum
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
36 min walk • Dundee Contemporary Arts is an art centre in Dundee, Scotland, with two contemporary art galleries, a two-screen cinema, a print studio, a learning and public engagement programme, a shop and a café bar. The director of DCA is Beth Bate.
1.6 miNE
Church
Dundee Parish Church, Dundee
41 min walk • Dundee Parish Church is located in the east section of Dundee's "City Churches", the other being occupied by the Steeple Church. Both are congregations in the Church of Scotland, although with differing styles of worship.
1.4 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum, Dundee
36 min walk • The D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum is a museum of zoology at the University of Dundee in Scotland. The museum is named after the Scottish biologist and mathematician D'Arcy Thompson, who founded it in the 1880s.
1.4 miN
Church
St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee
36 min walk • The Cathedral Church of St Andrew is a Catholic cathedral in the West End of the city of Dundee, Scotland. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Dunkeld and mother church of the Diocese of Dunkeld within the Province of St Andrews and Edinburgh. The bishop, since 9 January 2014, is Stephen Robson.