Collapsed bridges: 1. Northside Footbridge, Workington 2. Northside Bridge, Workington 3. Camerton Footbridge, Camerton 4. Lorton Bridge, Cockermouth 5. Newlands Beck Bridge, upstream of Braithwaite 6. Dalemain Footbridge, Dalemain
Closed bridges: 7. Calva Bridge, Workington 8. Goat Bridge, Cockermouth 9.Holmrook Bridge, Holmrook 10. Ouse Bridge, north of Dubwath 11. Isel Bridge, near Cockermouth 12. Braithwaite Village Bridge 13. Southwaite Bridge 14. Broughton Bridge 15. Bridge End, Egremont 16. Spark Bridge 17. Backbarrow Bridge (off A590) 18. Bouthrey Bridge, Water Yeat 19. Station Road, Broughton in Furness
Source: Cumbria County Council as of 1600 GMT, 22 November
Posted on 24 November '09 by Steve, under Uncategorized. No Comments.
MORE than 1,800 bridges are on the brink of collapse in storm-ravaged Cumbria, experts warned last night.
Six bridges are already down, battered by surging flood water – prompting engineers to fear the others will go within hours.
The deluged town of Workington faced being cut off last night as the storms threatened to wash away the last bridge standing.
More than 20,000 townsfolk faced living on an island without power or gas as experts warned Calva Bridge – their only remaining link with the mainland – was on the brink of collapse.
It has been weakened by three days of torrential rain and 95 mph winds sparking “Biblical’’ scale floods.
The insurance bill for the flood claims in Cumbria and south Scotland is expected to be in the region of £50-100 million, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said on Sunday.
Posted on 23 November '09 by Steve, under Uncategorized. No Comments.
Flood-stricken parts of the UK are bracing themselves for more rain after an “unprecedented” deluge swamped homes and brought down bridges.
Forecasters predict Saturday will bring 15mm (0.5in) to 40mm (1.6in) of rain to Cumbria, where police said 100 people spent the night in emergency shelters.
There are 24 flood warnings in force across Scotland, northern England, the Midlands and Wales. Four are “severe”.
They all affect Cumbria, where Pc Bill Barker died after a bridge collapsed.
Pc Barker, 44, was directing motorists off the bridge in Workington when a swollen river caused it to cave in.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8371796.stm
Posted on 22 November '09 by Steve, under Uncategorized. No Comments.
