Tay Rail Bridge

railway bridge across the River Tay, Scotland
Place steel_bridge Q6480690
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Tay Rail Bridge

Summary

Tay Rail Bridge is a steel bridge[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Tay Rail Bridge is located in Fife[3].
  • Tay Rail Bridge is located in Dundee City[4].
  • Tay Rail Bridge is located in Dundee[5].
  • Tay Rail Bridge is located in Forgan[6].
  • Tay Rail Bridge is in the country of United Kingdom[7].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's instance of is recorded as steel bridge[8].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's instance of is recorded as railway bridge[9].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's instance of is recorded as truss bridge[10].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's crosses is recorded as Firth of Tay[11].
  • Tay Rail Bridge is made of steel[12].
  • Tay Rail Bridge is made of puddled iron[13].
  • Tay Rail Bridge took place at Dundee[14].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Tay Rail Bridge[15].
  • 1878 marks the founding of Tay Rail Bridge[16].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's OS grid reference is recorded as NO3914327850[17].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.4388903405112, 'lon': -2.9885799093475}[18].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's structural engineer is recorded as William Arrol[19].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's significant event is recorded as Tay Bridge disaster[20].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's located on linear feature is recorded as East Coast (Northern) Line (Edinburgh to Aberdeen), Edinburgh to Camperdown Junction[21].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's located on linear feature is recorded as East Coast (Northern) Line (Edinburgh to Aberdeen), Edinburgh to Camperdown Junction[22].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's number of spans is recorded as {'amount': '+85'}[23].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[25].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's date of official opening is recorded as June 1, 1878[26].
  • Tay Rail Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3264'}[27].

Body

Geography

Tay Rail Bridge is in the country of United Kingdom[7]. Located in include Fife[3], a council area[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Dundee City[4], a council area[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1996[32]; Dundee[5], a civil parish[33], in United Kingdom[34]; and Forgan[6], a civil parish[35], in United Kingdom[36].

Physical Characteristics

Tay Rail Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3264'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include steel bridge[8], railway bridge[9], and truss bridge[10]. Tay Rail Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[25].

History and Context

1878 marks the founding of Tay Rail Bridge[16].

Why It Matters

Tay Rail Bridge has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . culturenlmuseums.co.uk. culturenlmuseums.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Chalmd · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district Dundee Central, North East Fife
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Fife, Dundee City, Dundee +1
    Inception
    Length {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3264'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1617]]: 447f8d49-43cc-4d50-9db5-ecb270dda31b, Adding BBC Things ID"
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