Ice damage to bridge feared

DONEGAL County Council engineers were last night keeping a round the clock watch on a bridge over concerns that it could be damaged by a large ice flow.

Ice damage to bridge feared

Since the thaw began on St Stephen’s night, large chunks of broken ice and debris have been building up at Dreenan Bridge which crosses the River Finn outside the towns of Ballybofey and Stranorlar.

Hundreds of curious passers-by stopped at the bridge yesterday to video and take photos of the glacier-like ice flow under the multi-million euro bridge which was opened four years ago.

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