The new Tamar Bridge was opened to traffic on 24 October 1961 but officially opened by the Queen Mother on 26 April 1962. Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge of 1859 for the railway helped the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company of Darlington decide on where to site the new road bridge. Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council jointly own the bridge and the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee run both the bridge and the ferry and charge a toll.