Tamar Bridge (1962)

Tamar Bridge, Plymouth, Cornwall, Devon. Various shots of people and vehicles disembarking from the River Tamar car ferry. Panning shot of the Tamar Bridge under construction. High angle shot looking down on a train on the Royal Albert Railway Bridge, before 1961 the only bridge over the Tamar. Aerial shot of the car ferry crossing the river. M, S of bridge builders working on a floating platform. L, S of the platform, tilt up to the half constructed bridge above. Panning shot of a train crossing the old bridge, in the foreground men can be seen working high up on the girders of the halfbuilt new bridge. Various shots of bridge builders at work. M, S of motor boat. L, S of the platform being lifted to form the next section of the bridge. High angle shot of two powerful winches used to lift the platform. C, U of the winch. Various shots of the new section being shifted into place the workers shout and signal to each other, a boat can be seen passing through a gap as the new section is fixed to the