Hammersmith Bridge
| Hammersmith Bridge | |||||||||
| Location Map ( geo) | |||||||||
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| From: | Hammersmith | ||||||||
| To: | Barnes | ||||||||
| County | |||||||||
| Middlesex • Surrey | |||||||||
| Highway Authority | |||||||||
| Hammersmith and Fulham • Richmond upon Thames | |||||||||
| Opening Date | |||||||||
| 1887 | |||||||||
| Cost | |||||||||
| £71,500 | |||||||||
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| On road(s) | |||||||||
| A306 | |||||||||
The current Hammersmith Bridge was designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the same engineer who gave London its sewer system. It took four years to build, from 1883-87, and was built to replace the old bridge which had become unsafe. The bridge was renovated for modern use following a bomb attack in 2000.
In April 2019 it was closed to all motorised traffic following safety checks that revealed a critical fault with the structure[1]. Prior to this the bridge had been subject to a 7.5T mgw weight restriction and limit on buses crossing the bridge to one at any time - which was enforced by bus gates[2]and later by marshals. On 13th August 2020, the bridge was closed completely to pedestrians, cyclists, and also partially to river traffic[3]after sustained hot summer temperatures caused cracking in the structure to worsened to unsafe levels[4].
The bridge is listed twice, under 1079819 and 1080793
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References
- ↑ BBC News: Hammersmith Bridge 'closed indefinitely' after faults found (11.04.2019) (archive.org)
- ↑ BBC News:Calls to tackle bus drivers over bridge barrier damage (22.11.2011) (archive.org)
- ↑ Port of London Authority on Twitter (13.08.2020)
- ↑ BBC News:Hammersmith Bridge closed after cracks worsen in heatwave (13.08.2020) (archive.org)