do they have similar weather and sea conditions?If they can build spectacularly long sea bridges in areas of middle east, china or japan then why cant we do it here?
im all for it.
Scotland wouldn't be to happy I would imagine as they would have to pay for it in the case of Scotland splitting from the rest of the UK.How funny would it be if Boris blew billions building a bridge from Northern Ireland to Scotland, then Scotland left the UK, Ireland reunified, and they kept the bridge xD
He'd probably have a spasm xD
do they have similar weather and sea conditions?
If Boris designed a car, it would be the Canyonero.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort's_DykeAnyone know why the munitions were dumped in this area and not somewhere completely out the way? I wouldn’t fancy one washing into the base of the bridge, that’s without the construction challenge.
Aren't tunnels way cheaper these days as well? Going by the hs2 thread.I certainly think a Channel tunnel style solution could be implemented. Not across explosives though
What, Fèanaoghàruiragh, or the bridge checkpoint?that sounds like a potential terrorism hotspot if you ask me.
Would be something like the long, elevated road along the Florida Keys, perhaps... albeit one built by the lowest bidder, coz this is still Britain!I love the idea simply because driving along it would be enjoyable lol but doesn’t seem practical at all.
Don't know but Japan has tsunamis and earthquakes so I'm sure we can manage if we put our minds to it.
Hell, collectively we here on OCUK could design it no probs. A little background knowledge and internet derived opinion is all that is needed on any topic.
Bridges up north can't stay open when there's a brisk breeze or ice falling, so i'm no sure how well a bridge over to Ireland will work...
"All we need is a little optimism and faith in this great country. Let's bring this country together and Get The Bridge Done."Having experienced a few rough crossings it’ll need to be one hell of a structural achievement!
Not all sea bridges are the same...If they can build spectacularly long sea bridges in areas of middle east, china or japan then why cant we do it here?
im all for it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort's_Dyke
IMO these dumped munitions would have long since half rotted away to now be non-functional.
Lets just get the bridge done. Build it with some redundant structure so if a torpedo does go off it won't collapse. Jobs a good un.
Not all sea bridges are the same...
for example the depth makes a difference, as do things like the composition of the sea floor, how many (if any) small islands you can use for part of the support, and how likely you are to disturb enough explosives to create quite a large tsunami.
Although would still require a solid 60 miles of Dual carriageway to be constructed to the north along with upgrades to the existing dualled section of the A77 and i'd imagine some serious changes to the Kingston bridge and top of the M77/M8 Junction as part of an overall project with any increases in traffic volume
Heading east you would be looking at another 100 miles of work to upgrade the A75 to provide a decent dualled connection to the M74/M6 to fully utilise any new link
Sounds stupid but then the bridge between Denmark and Sweden works pretty well. What's the difference in distance between them?