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Mon 08 Aug 2009Quick fix might be a bridge too far as engineers consider complex repair job
ANALYSIS:The collapse of a troublesome viaduct has created a logistical nightmare for Iarnród Éireann, writes FRANK McDONALD,Environment Editor.
THE VIADUCT over Broadmeadow Estuary has given trouble since it was first built by the Dublin and Drogheda Railway in 1844, mainly due to tidal scouring of its support piers. Indeed, the first structure – made entirely of timber – had to be replaced by wrought iron superstructure on stone piers as early as 1860.
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