is there a wobbly bridge in cork?

jogdish

Hi,
I was told that there is something called "the wobbly bridge " in cork city ? is this true, if so where is it? Google map link would be great .

Thanks:

Owen

Yup, the Shaky Bridge. Doesn't wobble side to side, but if you jump on it it makes some great noises.

http://www.geolocation.ws/v/I/5596995829362338817-5596996149970558946/shaky-bridge-cork/en

Sunny!!

its by fitzgeralds park


Ferry Walk, Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland

type that into google maps

kinvara64

There is The "Shakey! Bridge crossing the river next to Fitzgerald Park , which is a cable suspension footbridge linking Sundays Well to the Park and Mardyke Sports Ground

kinvara64

Daly's bridge

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Daly's Bridge
Droichead Uí Dhálaigh
Looking north across bridgeOther name(s)Shakey BridgeCarriesPedestriansCrossesRiver LeeLocaleCorkDesignSuspension bridgeMaterialWrought ironTotal length~50mWidth~1.4mConstructed byDavid Rowell & Co.Opened1927Coordinates51°53′48″N 8°29′57″W / 51.89655°N 8.49922°W / 51.89655; -8.49922Coordinates: 51°53′48″N 8°29′57″W / 51.89655°N 8.49922°W / 51.89655; -8.49922Daly's bridge is a pedestrian bridge spanning the River Lee in Cork, Ireland. Known locally as the Shakey Bridge, it joins Sunday's Well road on the northside, to Fitzgerald's Park on the south.[1]
Completed in 1926 and opened in 1927,[2] it is the only suspension bridge in Cork city and was constructed by the London based David Rowell & Company.[3]
Constructed primarily of wrought iron, the bridge spans 160 feet,[4] and the timber planked walkway is four and a half feet wide.[1]
The bridge takes its official name from Cork businessman James Daly, who contributed to the cost of the bridge. It's colloquial name (the "Shakey Bridge" or "Shaky Bridge") derives from the movement of the platform when running or jumping on the bridge.[1]
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jogdish

wow, quick reply, thanks!

Papa_Lazarou

Kinvara i think you need to work on your copy and pasting skills :P

Yeah as the rest have said its accessible from just outside the back corner(side next to mardyke arena) of Fitzgeralds park. Have been on it quite a few times in the last few weeks and the thing could really do with a paint job and a bit of doing up.

deRanged

it's great fun to bring tourists onto the bridge and then start jumping up and down

curly from cork

TBH it doesnt really shake that much anymore. in the " old days " when I was a kid it was really wobbly . The bridge was strengthened up and re done .. health and safety I expect !

seamusmcspud

its a great spot to see dog poop, old cans of beer, old 2 litres, wackers fishing while they drink as your bringing the kids to fitzy's playground!!!!

ncur

I walk over it every day and if there's more than one person crossing over in the same direction at roughly the same pace it definitely causes harmonic oscillation of the bridge, noticeable but not very dramatic. Wasn't there one in London built by Norman Foster called the Millenium Bridge I think that was really wobbly?

Ludo

curly from cork wrote: »

TBH it doesnt really shake that much anymore. in the " old days " when I was a kid it was really wobbly . The bridge was strengthened up and re done .. health and safety I expect !

Or maybe you noticed it more then because you were smaller and younger.
Don't know myself. I haven't gone over it in about 25 years.

curly from cork

that did cross my mind ludo !! could be

ShamoBuc

ncur wrote: »

I walk over it every day and if there's more than one person crossing over in the same direction at roughly the same pace it definitely causes harmonic oscillation of the bridge, noticeable but not very dramatic. Wasn't there one in London built by Norman Foster called the Millenium Bridge I think that was really wobbly?

yeah.... it makes noises;)

gb153

curly from cork wrote: »

TBH it doesnt really shake that much anymore. in the " old days " when I was a kid it was really wobbly . The bridge was strengthened up and re done .. health and safety I expect !

Yes it is much more solid now than it used to be. I remember as a kid being absolutely petrified walking over it with my parents with my hands clamped onto the sides. The closest thing I could compare it to was the scene from Indiana Jones:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt7kHsZGk6E

Lol obviously that's a bit of an exaggeration but it was definitely nothing like it is today. As you walked the whole thing swayed side to side. It's structural behaviour since they refurbished it does not warrant calling it "the shakey bridge" anymore.