Damaged bridge at Burnbrae, Alexandria

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Damaged bridge at Burnbrae, Alexandria

Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 19 Mar 2017

The bridge carries Main Street, Alexandria, over the railway line. Seven days before this picture was taken, a vehicle hit the parapet on the near side of the bridge, causing the damage shown here. For a view across the bridge, on the same day as the present picture, see Image On the day of the accident, I crossed the bridge as a pedestrian, but it was closed to vehicles while its structural integrity was being checked. The damage was soon repaired: Image The grassy area visible through the tunnel is part of the grounds of the Image; that earlier picture, a view in roughly the same direction, was taken from the bridge. The present picture is a view from Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.98018
Longitude
-4.584051