Newport-on-Tay

Newport-on -Tay is a town in the Scottish unitary authority Fife. It lies on the banks of the Firth of Tay across from Dundee about twelve kilometers north-west of St Andrews.

History

The town was founded as the landing site of a ferry from Dundee on the Firth of Tay, which reversed at least since the 12th century. Newport grew with the construction of a new port in 1820. Conceived by Thomas Telford building facilitated transport in the near and thriving Dundee. On the designated area first as New Dundee settled in the following decades oscillating workers from the factories of Dundee and the town grew increasingly. Thus, the population was still in the year 1841 241, while in 2548 to 1891 to almost tenfold. In 2001, the city recorded 4214 inhabitants.

Beach of Newport

The Tay Road Bridge to Dundee

Traffic

West of Newport-on -Tay, the Firth of Tay Bridge was completed in 1877. From Newport from regular visitors trains among other things to Dundee. 1879 the bridge collapsed in a storm, in which 75 people died. With the construction of a new bridge a few years was started later. It was completed in 1887. In 1966 was opened with the Tay Road Bridge, a road bridge between Newport and Dundee. About this A92 from Dunfermline Glenrothes Coming passes over into the center of Dundee and on to Montrose and Stonehaven. The railway line through Newport was placed temporarily out of service.