Editing Tamar Bridge (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:The Cornish Cross (16567878444).jpg|thumb|The Cornish cross]]
The Tamar Bridge is a recognisable symbol of the local area, as well as a main road connection between Cornwall and the rest of England, and is seen by supporters of Cornish devolution as being a bridge between two distinct nations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28766002|title=Scottish independence: Is Cornwall more like Scotland than England?|first=Vanessa|last=Barford|work=BBC News|date=18 August 2014|access-date=11 August 2016}}</ref>

In March 1998, after the closure of Europe's last [[tin mining|tin mine]] at [[South Crofty]] in Cornwall (which later reopened for a period, and subsequently closed), the Cornish Solidarity Action Group (CSAG) encouraged commuters to pay the then-£1 toll in pennies. The group thought this would slow down collection of tolls and cause widespread congestion across the local area. The CSAG believed Cornwall should receive similar subsidies to South Wales and Merseyside, which were receiving regeneration grants from the government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/65538.stm|title=Cornwall demands economic help|work=BBC News|date=14 March 1998|access-date=11 August 2016}}</ref>