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Old March 17th, 2018, 08:46 PM   #33698
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Originally Posted by scoundrel View Post
They replaced the railway bridge across Dalston Lane in East London in 2015. The station platform is on top of the bridge and the road goes under it. I expect you are familiar with the road and the bridge, GM.

The old bridge was removed and the new bridge was installed from pre-fabricated units in less than 48 hours to fit it in over a weekend and not cause rush hour chaos. So far, the new bridge appears to be doing exactly what it said on the tin.
Err no I am Norf Lunnun not East mate, but I'd bet on British engineering lasting a lot longer than US but it seems to me that something erected that quick must be thoroughly checked so I reckon either corners were cut OR they didn't check it properly.
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