Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread

[Walter H. White]

I'm going to the rugby. I'll let you know if the bridge is still standing.

And if I get no update can I safely assume you’ve plummeted to your untimely death?

 

[DufraisFTM]

Someone’s been reading one of those ‘corrupt council’ pages on Facebook.

 

[errant]

This threads reminds me, is the Spire Bridge still sinking? Seem to recall some civils posting here that it was...

 

[BILLY BUS PASS]

Overheard an old wife say “my husband used to be a structural engineer and he says it’s not safe, so we won’t be using it”

So be warned a retired structural engineer has done a survey from 500m away and says it’s sh1t

You’ve been warned.

 

[Old Timer]

Does anyone know if there is a plan in place to test how it holds up under the weight of full match-day footfall? It almost feels like we are being made the guinea pigs to test its strength. A mate of mine was on a run down the river, he worked on the Megyeri Bridge whilst living out in Budapest and said he had some real worries about the standard of work on our new footbridge. He said the abutments (end supports for transferring loads) didn’t look sufficient for the loads it would need to transfer on a matchday.

I bet you were one of those idiots who was posting that the Spire Bridge would never open because the design couldn’t take cars, or that there were cracks in t the bridge and it would take another two years to repair it.

Stop reading Sunderland Corruption posts.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

It didnt 'collapse'. It suffered from a known engineering principle known as resonant frequency. People walking at the same speed tend to get in line and all those feet hitting the deck at the same time caused the bridge to vibrate.

They fixed it with some strategically placed reinforcments as far as I know.

Similar things have brought down suspension bridges in the past and the variable height of the 'screening' on the sides of the new bridge are probably a way of mitigating that.

It's a known problem on the Clifton Suspension Bridge. 95% of the time it's fine, but there are issues when there's a high attendance event at Ashton Court just across the river (like the Balloon Fiesta), so the bridge closes to all motor and pedestrian traffic while it's on. People tend to subconsciously fall into step too, which just makes it worse. Of course, as a 19th century construction, there wasn't the same attention to detail as now, even though Brunel was well ahead of his time.

 

[houghton cut head]

We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.

If theres a problem we'll get over it

 

[ca8msm]

I've heard it's one at a time anyway so should be fine

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Does anyone know if there is a plan in place to test how it holds up under the weight of full match-day footfall? It almost feels like we are being made the guinea pigs to test its strength. A mate of mine was on a run down the river, he worked on the Megyeri Bridge whilst living out in Budapest and said he had some real worries about the standard of work on our new footbridge. He said the abutments (end supports for transferring loads) didn’t look sufficient for the loads it would need to transfer on a matchday.

A mate of mine unless your mate is Isambard Kingdom Brunel he fuck off.

 

[Heroes 73]

If theres a problem we'll get over it

I'm going to wear arm bands as an extra precaution

 

[Quinnymelad]

I’m not doubting they’ve thought about it. My mate knows way more about bridges than you or I and said he was concerned. Time will tell.

Is your mate Diane Abbott?

 

[Nil desperandum]

Starmer would no doubt argue it'll help bridge the gap between the haves and the have nots

 

[Balti Man]

If theres a problem we'll get over it

Not sure. I fear this might be a bridge too far for Sunderland.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

If it should collapse, try and jump up before it hits the ground and you'll be OK.If you're on the part that hits the water and you can't swim, try and gab on to the fattest blob floating around.

Given what he eats and drinks on a matchday he will be the fattest blob floating around.

 

[Spennymoor72]

Does anyone know if there is a plan in place to test how it holds up under the weight of full match-day footfall? It almost feels like we are being made the guinea pigs to test its strength. A mate of mine was on a run down the river, he worked on the Megyeri Bridge whilst living out in Budapest and said he had some real worries about the standard of work on our new footbridge. He said the abutments (end supports for transferring loads) didn’t look sufficient for the loads it would need to transfer on a matchday.

Jesus I bet the engineers who designed it never even thought of that fuck it I’m not going to chance walking over it

 

[Mr B]

Jesus I bet the engineers who designed it never even thought of that fuck it I’m not going to chance walking over it

From what I can gather, the designers in the office know nowt and are basically just 'sitting at a desk'.

 

[Trauntrian]

If its the Bridge of Death, Before you cross the Bridge Keeper will ask you three questions.

What is your name?
What is your Quest?
What is the airspeed velocity of a Swallow?

Should slow the footfall traffic down.

It would normally be an irrelevant question, but given the international nature of the bridges we are discussion, it's actually pertinent.

Is that an African or European Swallow?

 

[errant]

The linked one is bonkers and an amusing parody.

i'm more worried for the hungarians bridge, than ours.

 

[EDGE]

I am taking my parachute.

 

[Geras]

Are we all going to whistle Colonel Bogey while crossing it like