Gallery: Tins Bridge abortive lifting into place

#29029, nearby

Tins bridge being lifted into place (1)

#29028, nearby

Tins bridge being swung into place (2)

#29030, nearby

Tins bridge being lifted into place (4)

#29032, nearby

Tins Bridge turns out to be too long - or more likely, the abutments weren't put in correctly. They'll have to take out some big chunks of reinforced concrete and re-lay them, then try again. All fixed in #30171.

#29027, nearby

Oh how embarrassing. The new bridge over the Tins is lifted into place, only to find it is about 40cm too long.

#29033, nearby

Even though it wasn't constructed properly, the lifting of the bridge gives a good impression of what the new cycleway will look like at The Tins

#29034, nearby

Even though the bridge isn't right you can see what the new cycleway along the Tins will look like now

#29031, nearby

Before they lowered it into place they feared it was going to be too big....