City Bridge
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Address | Newport, United Kingdom |
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Total length | 198 m |
Construction started | 2004 |
Locations | Newport |
Bridge type | Tied-arch bridge |
Through arch bridge | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2380895 |
About City Bridge
City Bridge is a crossing of the River Usk in the city of Newport, South Wales. It was opened in 2004 as part of the construction/re-generation of the Southern Distributor Road/A48 in Newport. The bridge is the second most-southernly crossing of the River Usk in Newport, lying north of Newport Transporter Bridge.
Millennium Bridge: 'Wobbly' pedestrian crossing to close for repairs
... Chairman of the City Bridge Foundation Giles Shilson said the work would be " a time-consuming process" and would continue around the clock, with noise limitations in place overnight...
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Millennium Bridge: 'Wobbly' pedestrian crossing to close for repairs
London's Millennium Bridge is to shut for three weeks for urgent repairs - The Second closure in its Short History .
The Pedestrian crossing - also known as The " wobbly" Bridge - opened in June 2000, only to be shut Two Days later as users experienced a troubling sway in The structure as they crossed.
Engineers worked out How To stop The Oscillation and it reopened in 2002.
Now, a layer of membrane has started to degrade and needs to be replaced.
The Bridge across The River Thames linking St Paul's with The Tate Modern Will Close at 08:00 BST on Saturday 14 October and reopen on 5 November - or sooner if The Work can be completed ahead of schedule.
Chairman of The City Bridge Foundation Giles Shilson said The Work would be " a time-consuming process" and would continue around The Clock , with noise limitations in place overnight.
He added: " We're sorry for any inconvenience but hope people will understand we do need to do this work, and will see The benefits after we give The Bridge a much-needed deep clean that will Leave It looking as good as new. "
Diversion routes will be in place via Southwark Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge .
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