cracked

As I made my first of this week's trips across the Suspension Bridge this morning I noticed a car with a huge aerial perched on the roof parked by the booths on the Clifton side. As I walked nearer I could see it was a BBC Radio Bristol car and as I continued I noticed one of the bridge's illuminous-jacketed staff being interviewed. On the bridge itself traffic was being controlled by lights - allowing just a one-way flow at a time. And the pedestrian walkway on the other side was closed. What was going on?

Turns out a member of the public, while crossing the bridge over the weekend, noticed a crack in one of the wrought iron rods. The bridge was closed for almost 24 hours while engineers checked it over and fitted a supporting brace that will remain in place until a new rod can be fitted. Apparently this is not unprecedented and the bridge master is quoted as assuring us, "the bridge is not going to fall down."

Fingers crossed.