Bridges face safety checks in UK floods

An urgent safety review of Cumbria’s 1,800 bridges was under way today with emergency services warning one bridge could collapse at any time and 50mph winds forecast.

Bridges face safety checks in UK floods

An urgent safety review of Cumbria’s 1,800 bridges was under way today with emergency services warning one bridge could collapse at any time and 50mph winds forecast.

Structural engineers and military experts were focusing first on key bridges in the worst-affected areas, including the Calva Bridge in Workington which has reportedly sunk by about a foot

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