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New damage to Hawkshead bridge
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A large crack has appeared from top left to bottom right through brickwork. There are also signs of scuff marks and paint. Digital camera on loan from Fujifilm |
Three months after cracks in Hawkshead Lane bridge were repaired, four new large cracks, two on each side, have appeared.
The north side of the bridge parapet is also breaking away from the road again and there is damage to the brickwork and traces of paint at both corners of the bridge where traffic turns to cross it.
For more detailed pictures of the damage click here.
The bridge was closed for two weeks in March while the earlier damage was repaired.
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| A crack from top right to bottom left has opened up in the new brickwork and a gap has appeared between the parapet and the road. Digital camera on loan from Fujifilm |
The cracks have appeared in different places to the earlier ones with two involving the new brickwork. Unlike the previous cracks these do not always follow the line of the mortar but break diagonally through the bricks themselves.
The bridge has a three-ton weight limit sign although the highways department says it is strong enough to stand 40 tons.
Bob Horrocks, honorary secretary of the North Mymms District Green Belt has written a letter outlining details of the latest damage to the Bridges and Contracts Unit at Hertfordshire County Council, department which organised the previous repairs to the bridge.
Click here to read the letter sent by Bob Horrocks.
For more detailed pictures of the damage click here.
July 9, 2000
Have Your Say: What is the solution to the continued damage to Hawkshead bridge? Have Your Say
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repairs completed - April 2, 2000
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weight restriction needed - March 3, 2000
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bridge begins to crack - February 27, 2000
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