Overall, councils reported that 17 bridges had fully collapsed during the previous 12 months.
An extreme example is Hammersmith Bridge in west London, where cracks in the pedestals have led to motor vehicles being banned from using the 135-year-old cast iron structure since April 2019. Between them, they say they would ideally like to restore 2,374 of the bridges back to full carrying capacity, but budgetary constraints mean only 379 are expected to have the necessary work carried within the next five years.September 2021: Heavy rain causes Tower Bridge to floodBridges deemed substandard have often been built to older design standards and deteriorated through age.
RAC Foundation director Steve Gooding said while the increase in substandard bridges last year was"not huge", the situation was"flatlining" rather than improving.
“Britain's substandard bridges” …. Yet all those listed are in England ! If these bridges were in Scotland or Wales, guaranteed it would be “Scotlands substandard bridges” or “Wales substandard bridges” Just England hiding behind the pseudonym of ‘Britain’ again! 😏