Bridge 26A, Clarence Mill, weeks
14-15
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Bridge 26A, Clarence Mill footbridge, weeks
14-15 |
Week 15 - Finishing off! |
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August - Only four days to go till the opening and it's a race
against the weather to get the painting finished. Rain, some
of it very heavy, has preventing painting on many days.
The bad weather is likely to prevent the bridge from being
completely finished by the opening ceremony. However, it is
already safely usable and will be open to use from the opening
on Saturday morning. |
25
August - Rails are being welded into place. The date stone
now shows up clearly on the Clarence Road side. |
25
August - "Green side up!" The safety fences have gone and the
turf is being laid. |
Week 14 - The bridge
is in place! |
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August 17:39 - the bridge lift took less than ten minutes. Here
it is swinging over the water. |
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August 17:41 - one end down. The bridge and the gap were millimetre
perfect.
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August 17:42 - the first crossing! Engineers cross to locate
the towpath side.
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August 18:04 - the first boat passes beneath the new bridge.
They wondered what all the fuss was about! If they'd been waiting
nine years perhaps they would have understood. |
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August 18:12 - the proud CEC Bridge Designer, Noel James. From
the practical point of view it has been his baby from the outset.
Now very pleased and proud to see it safely in place. |
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August 18:14 - "I told you it should have been an inch
longer!" Only joking boys! Roy and Dave discussing matters
with Noel. |
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August 18:15 - new views. It's the same view but it looks completely
different now. |
19 August 18:47 - the man who made it possible! Graham Barrow,
Bollington Civic Society, has spent years cadjoling the project
along, getting agreements from British Waterways, raising money
from councils and other funding bodies. It finally all came
right on the night!
Thanks a lot Graham!
As noted at the top of this page the other chap without whose
efforts this bridging would not have happened is Richard Doran.
Thanks very much indeed Richard! |
Earlier weeks' pictures are here. |
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