>> One of the routes to and from my home takes me over a 230 year
>> old canal bridge, essentially unchanged since construction.
Pretty much any way out from where I live involves crossing the Grand Union canal and/or the West Coast Main Line railway at least once on original bridges. We're at the point where both those arteries as well as the M1 and A5 come together to pass through the Watford Gap. Bridges are OK, it's the cretins who don't understand how to creep and peep for visibility that make them difficult.
We got a new bridge over both canal and railway when Banbury Lane level crossing was abolished (barriers would be permanently down with current frequency and line speed). One of the other rail bridges is suffering from structural movement and has been single alternate working with temp lights for last eighteen months. No sign of repairs. Apart from Northants Council being bankrupt work would likely require possession of the railway and certainly require the overhead wires to be off.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Thu 11 Apr 19 at 11:24
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