St. Patrick's Bridge is Falling Down!!!!

MikeCork2009

Anyone know what happened to St. Patricks Bridge??? Was walking by it this morning and there is a big chunk after being knocked/falling off it, like a massive part of the rail of the bridge is gone!!!

Oafley Jones

Two car crash there on Monday. One car nearly went off the bridge.

scuby

yea, walked past it the other day a few hours after the accident, bits of car still on bridge and oil on road covered in the green stuff to soak it up....

Bill-e

Pics?

deRanged

I just saw it this morning.





I can't imagine how they managed to do that.

JohnK

Walked right past that on Friday and never even noticed it

dahamsta

Somebody's going to have to go fishing for the bits that fell in!

Kold

How the f*ck did they manage that unless they were doing ridiculous speeds? If that's the case, I hope they have their licenses taken.

dahamsta

You've swallowed the Road Safety Authority mantra hook, line and sinker Kold.

Here's an example of why speed isn't the be-all and end-all in road safety:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do6pmYfNco0

Owen

Kold wrote: »

How the f*ck did they manage that unless they were doing ridiculous speeds? If that's the case, I hope they have their licenses taken.

Oh for the love of God. Ridiculous speeds? Why would anyone think that? Cars do weigh quite a bit, and momentum of a moving vehicle tends to be rather large ... especially when compared to old, frail stone.

evilivor

Kold wrote: »

How the f*ck did they manage that unless they were doing ridiculous speeds? If that's the case, I hope they have their licenses taken.

Taxi driver told me the other day it was some woman in a suicide attempt.

deRanged

PaintDoctor wrote: »

Ridiculous speeds? Why would anyone think that?

I thought that too first, given the height of the kerb to be mounted. then I remembered seeing a lady drive her car up a similar height and into the wall of the tile store by the train station, all at about 5 mph.

it's still quite an achievement, given it's mostly one way, and the other way is a mostly empty bus-only lane.

Kold

PaintDoctor wrote: »

Oh for the love of God. Ridiculous speeds? Why would anyone think that? Cars do weigh quite a bit, and momentum of a moving vehicle tends to be rather large ... especially when compared to old, frail stone.

It's a one way bridge and there's a bus lane on that side. Fair enough I don't know the story but I still can't imagine how they managed that. Speed was the first thing that came to mind.

Cool_CM

Not the first time it has happened, remember it happening about ten or more years ago on the same side with a lorry, they just replaced the pillars with the same type and left the rest as it was so they were a different colour for a while. I'd imagine they'll do the same again.

MunsterCycling

Well we are talking about a city council who didn't even have the ornamental lamps on the bridge refurbished for the (S)hity of Culture year, so no doubts they'll just get Jimmy down the yard to patch up the bridge and pay them over the odds.

MC

Kold

dahamsta wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do6pmYfNco0

Haha, and they just slowly drive off.

daddymick66

apparently a drunk driver sped up patrick st and broke red lights, t boned an innocent motorist who hit parapet of bridge and did all damage, so drink and speed were the factors in this on , info from a member of emergency services who was at the scene.

Dudess

What draws me most to the first pic is the Vic.
The memories!