Here is a leaflet about the bridge:

These are the engineer’s plans for the bridge. Can you find the view from the side? And from the top?

This is a painting by George Heriot showing the bridge being built. It’s not finished in the painting. What do you think the arches are for?

How many people drowned in this ferry disaster at Dunkeld in 1766?

Find out more about other bridges over the Tay

• Aberfeldy Footbridge
• Aberfeldy Wade Bridge
• Caputh Bridge
• The Old Bridge, Perth
• Queen’s Bridge, Perth
• Friarton Bridge, Perth
• Tay Rail Bridge, Dundee