Dyke road

GuessWho2009

is it only me or is there cracks beginning to appear on the bridge as you drive under it on the dyke road, and seems every time i drive under it, it feels lower

blond45

its being like that for ages..its got a mind of its own. i no what you mean though.

alibabba

blond45 wrote: »

its being like that for ages..its got a mind of its own. i no what you mean though.

MAybe its the Griffilo underneath, getting too big for that bridge

KevR

Haven't passed by there for a while but will keep an eye out for cracks the next time I pass.

Interesting you say that it seems to be getting lower. I heard before that it is sinking!!

Imagine if this bridge collapsed; the city would completely shutdown!

dilallio

I tried to drive under it in a hired van a few weeks ago. I was coming from Menlo. The van cleared the warning barrier but when I was getting really close I realised I wasn't going to make it. Just stopped in time. The van was a couple of inches too high. I reversed back under the warning barrier without touching it and noticed that it was bent up in the centre. Apparantly, it was hit and bent a good while ago but hasn't been repaired.

Fozzie Bear

dilallio wrote: »

I tried to drive under it in a hired van a few weeks ago. I was coming from Menlo. The van cleared the warning barrier but when I was getting really close I realised I wasn't going to make it. Just stopped in time. The van was a couple of inches too high. I reversed back under the warning barrier without touching it and noticed that it was bent up in the centre. Apparantly, it was hit and bent a good while ago but hasn't been repaired.

Thats a regular enough event. I walk that road regularly as my missus lives up there. If you look at the bridge itself you can see marks from people hitting it. To be honest its well sign posted that there is a low bridge ahead. Much like truck drivers hitting train bridges over the past few years its down to the driver to know the height of their vehicle and actually read road signs. There is only so much the corpo can do to help you avoid accidents.

As for cracks in the bridge OP I can't say I have noticed anything from walking under it regularly. Well have a good look next time though.

blond45

was going over bridge to go to west side dunns , the road going from roundabout with lights is sinking badly on the left, its very noticeable when i havent used it in a while.

Sponge Bob

it has been sinking westbound for years ( or else it stopped sinking years ago but the carriageway was not rebuilt ....but not that I noticed at the bridge over the dyke road or the bridge over the river.

If you are anywhere in ireland and want to claim compo for an (already) damaged van then drive under that barrier and give the bridge one, the corpo will fix the barrier like a shot afterwards so make sure you have photos of the old and new ones

Actually complaining will not get it fixed, ***** only understand lawsuits

Fuinseog

there is a small sign at the top of the dyke road iving the height of the bridge. it is easy to miss and only in feet, which is why a lot of german campers go down the road witout realising what awaits them