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Title: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 09, 2014, 20:55:37 Again, no clues - and I've rather given up trying to predict whether such posers will be easy or not! ::)
(http://i.imgur.com/sVYaKet.jpg?1) Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: grahame on April 09, 2014, 21:04:30 Farnborough, Hampshire?
Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 09, 2014, 21:06:28 No, and no - or was that one guess? ;D
Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 10, 2014, 23:09:57 It's Great Western main line ... ;)
Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: bobm on April 10, 2014, 23:26:59 I'm sure that bridge has featured on here before but such is the search facility I'm stumped!
Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 10, 2014, 23:40:31 No, that bridge has not featured on the Coffee Shop forum before - I'm sure! :-X
Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: JayMac on April 10, 2014, 23:43:33 Found it! Thanks again to Google Earth.
Conscious that I've answered too many of these so I'll leave it open to others and just PM CfN. ;) Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 10, 2014, 23:50:13 My learned colleague 'bignosemac' is correct, and I thank him for his generosity in giving others a chance. ;)
Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: chuffed on April 11, 2014, 05:50:31 Very macmanimous of him.... ::)
Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: ReWind on April 11, 2014, 12:44:04 Is it Keynsham?
Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 11, 2014, 18:10:11 Yes, it is Keynsham. Within yards of the station there, in fact. :D
More specifically, the road name appeared in the first photo I took: (http://i.imgur.com/rDMPz6r.jpg?1) ... and a closer look: (http://i.imgur.com/E7O9Clh.jpg?1) That road (Avon Mill Lane) is on a slope, so drivers approaching that bridge from the opposite direction are informed that the headroom there is 12' 6" - but, to be fair, they are also warned in signage* that it reduces to 9' 6" by the other side! I, driving a Mercedes Sprinter van with a declared height of 9' 6", drove through with aplomb (and my fingers crossed). ;D * Interestingly, my satnav gave no similar warning. ::) Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: JayMac on April 11, 2014, 18:27:58 Isn't it a bit silly to have different headroom signs? Surely the only height that should be displayed is the lowest possible clearance. Seems a bit pointless to have signs telling you that headroom reduces from 12' 6" to 9' 6". Potential for confusion is that.
Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 11, 2014, 18:52:24 Indeed: that is why I was doing something in the nature of a risk assessment of that particular bridge, for the benefit of any other local Mercedes Sprinter van drivers who might be faced with that challenge for the first time! ;D
Of course, in the days when that bridge was constructed, by Isambard and his 'orange army' of the day, headroom of 9' 6" would have been more than adequate for the pedestrian or 'horse and cart' traffic which would use it ... ::) Title: Re: Another one, in my occasional series of 'Where was I ... ?' Post by: JayMac on April 11, 2014, 19:08:44 Or the engineer atop his steed with stovepipe hat on his bonce. ;D
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