Editing Tamar Bridge (section)

== Incidents ==
On 23 January 2004 four protesters climbed onto the gantry over the Tamar Bridge to highlight the work of the group [[Fathers 4 Justice]] who promote the rights of fathers in [[child custody]] disputes. The protest caused rush-hour tailbacks on both sides of the bridge.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3425597.stm|title=Man's bridge protest continues|work=BBC News|date=24 January 2004|access-date=11 August 2016}}</ref> Charges against the protesters were later dropped after it was felt there would not be a realistic chance of conviction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4418319.stm|title=Tamar Bridge protester walks free|work=BBC News|date=6 April 2005|access-date=11 August 2016}}</ref>

In 2012 local councillors complained when the Olympic organising committee declined to run the [[Olympic Torch]] across the Tamar Bridge in the lead-up to the [[2012 Summer Olympics|Olympics in London]]. One councillor said the handover should have been "one of the iconic moments of the whole torch relay in Cornwall". The official organisers said it was not practical to do so as it would involve closing the bridge.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-18086340|title=London 2012: Cornwall Olympic torch Tamar Bridge dismay|work=BBC News|date=17 May 2012|access-date=12 August 2016}}</ref>