Tay

a river in Scotland. One of its sources is Loch Tay, a picturesque sheet of water in the County of Perth. This loch is about fifteen miles long and a mile wide. It is from 100 to 600 feet deep and is well stocked with fish. Other lochs contribute their waters to the River Tay which flows eastward into an estuary and is about 120 miles in length. The estuary is navigable for ships. It is crossed by a railway at Dundee. In 1879 the Tay Bridge of thirteen spans was blown down by a storm, carrying a passenger train with it. The new bridge, over two miles in length, and having eighty-five spans and two lines of rail, was open to traffic in 1887.