The Second Attempt A new double-track bridge was designed by William Henry Barlow and built by William Arrol & Co. 60 ft (18 m) slightly upstream of, and parallel to, the original bridge. The bridge proposal was formally incorporated in July 1881 and the foundation stone laid on 6 July 1883. Construction involved 25000 tons of iron and steel, 70000 tons of concrete, ten million bricks (weighing 37500 tons) and three million rivets. Fourteen men lost their lives during its construction, mostly due to drowning. The stumps of the original bridge piers are still visible above the surface of the Tay even at high tide.
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