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Samuel Beckett Bridge Lift

  • 07-05-2009 12:53pm
    #1
    emerald007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 669 ✭✭✭


    I saw a RTE report on the Samuel Beckett Bridge leaving holland last week, and a massive crane has now arrived on site. Does anybody know on what date, they plan to start the bridge lift?


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Not sure but there's a thread over in C&T here: http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055547326 which might have some info.


  • #3
    City-Exile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,547 ✭✭✭City-Exile


    It will be June before they start to lift the bridge.
    I expect they'll just moor it on a pontoon, or something, until then.


  • #4
    ian_m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭ian_m


    Does anyone know how it opens? Does it lift before it turns? The ends aren't curved...


  • #5
    ianmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭ianmull


    ian_m wrote: »
    Does anyone know how it opens? Does it lift before it turns? The ends aren't curved...

    Actually went to visit it before it opened and was shown this, it works on the basis that hydraulic locks at each end of the span open and retract. Leaving it with the clearance to rotate. Then it lifts up at the pier to do so.


  • #6
    ian_m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭ian_m


    ianmull wrote: »
    Actually went to visit it before it opened and was shown this, it works on the basis that hydraulic locks at each end of the span open and retract. Leaving it with the clearance to rotate. Then it lifts up at the pier to do so.

    Cheers. Interesting name u have there...


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