The engineer from W S Atkins looks on as the Sheep’s Green bridge is first opened on Tuesday 4 July, still with temporary railings and lacking a cattle grid.
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Under a watchful eye final touches are completed before Sheep’s Green bridge is opened to users.
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Have these engineers never heard of curves, or even seen a piece of string and two pegs? The 18th century engineers, who built a canal I help restore, built beautiful brick bridges curved in two planes with such a simple technique.
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Despite reassurances to the contrary, the new ramps will need considerable modification when, as eventually must happen, the Sheep’s Green bridge is replaced with a wider structure.
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