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 half-built 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