Latitude and longitude of Tay Bridge disaster
- Nearby Dundee, United Kingdom
Satellite map of Tay Bridge disaster
The Tay Bridge disaster occurred during a violent storm on 28 December 1879 when the first Tay Rail Bridge collapsed while a train was passing over it from Wormit to Dundee, killing all aboard. The bridge – designed by Sir Thomas Bouch – used lattice girders supported by iron piers, with cast iron columns and wrought iron cross-bracing.
Latitude: 56° 26' 8.63" N
Longitude: -2° 59' 11.03" W
Nearest city to this article: Dundee
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