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A non-primary road sign near Bristol shows Guildford Rules patches.Road signs in the United Kingdom and in its associated Crown dependencies and overseas territories conform broadly to European design norms, though a number of signs are unique: direction signs omit European route numbers, and road signs generally use the imperial system of units (miles and yards), unlike the rest of Europe ...
Low Force. Low Force is an 18-foot (5.5m) high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. [1] Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830. It is suggested by signs at each end that only one person at a time should cross the bridge as it may be unstable. [citation needed]
Swing bridge: II* Once carried the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line over the River Nene: Crumlin Viaduct: Crumlin, Caerphilly, Ebbw Valley, Wales: 260 m (850 ft) 1857: Iron truss: The least expensive bridge for its size ever constructed; the highest railway viaduct in the United Kingdom; the third highest viaduct in the world ...
St Andrew's Cross road sign used at open crossings. The open crossing only really exists on underused country lanes crossing lines with low and/or slow rail traffic. With a speed limit of 5 mph (8 km/h) to 10 mph (16 km/h) and no lights or barriers/gates, these are rare, and are only marked by the signage and the St Andrew's Cross.
Oldest bridge in UK with shops. High Bridge: Berkshire: Reading: 1788: across the River Kennet: High Level Bridge: Tyne and Wear: Newcastle upon Tyne: 1849: I: Road and rail bridge across the River Tyne: Hockenhull Platts: Cheshire: Tarvin: C18: II: Three footbridges across the River Gowy: Holgate Bridge: North Yorkshire: York: 1911: Crosses ...
A low-water crossing is a low bridge that allows crossing over a river or stream when water is low but may be treated as a ford when the river is high and water covers the crossing. The word ford is both a noun (describing the water crossing itself) and a verb (describing the act of crossing a ford).
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Bridge strike or tunnel strike (also known as bridge bashing) is a type of transport accident in which a vehicle collides with a bridge, overpass, or tunnel structure. Bridge-strike road accidents , in which an over-height vehicle collides with the underside of the structure, occur frequently and are a major issue worldwide.