The Bridge is the responsibility of the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board, which comprises of six councillors from Dundee City Council, five from Fife Council and one from Angus Council.
The Board is responsible for the operation, management and maintenance of the bridge. Finance for maintenance and repair is provided direct from the Scottish Government.

The Board appoints a Clerk, a Treasurer, an Engineer and a Bridge Manager to administer and manage it's affairs. Meetings are generally held once every three months to discuss business.

Bridge Staffing
The Board employs 36 staff comprising the Bridge Manager, 2 administration staff, 15 operational staff, and 18 maintenance staff.

The Bridge is a 24/7 operation and staff are on duty at all times to deal with accidents and emergencies.

Contacting us
The Bridge Manager is:
Mr Iain Mackinnon B.Sc.,C.Eng., M.I.C.E.

Our address is:
The Tay Road Bridge,
Administration Office,
Marine Parade,
Dundee
DD1 3JB

Tel 01382 221881
Fax 01382 201529
email iain.mackinnon@tayroadbridge.co.uk

It leads traffic directly onto the centre of Dundee and is mainly used by commuters.The bridge was designed by William A Fairhurst and was opened to traffic on 18th August 1966 having taken 4 years to build at a cost of approximately £5 million.

The cost of building the bridge today would be well over £100 million.