The bridge that must legally wobble

"Daly's Bridge", in Cork, Ireland, is better known as the Shakey Bridge. Because it shakes. But what happens when a bridge like that has to be repaired and refurbished? • Thanks to Cllr McCarthy: his site is corkheritage.ie/ !

Edited by Dave Stevenson davestevenson.co.uk/

A thorough study of how the Bridge shakes: publish.ucc.ie/boolean/pdf/2015/00/32-ODonnell-201… [PDF]

I did try (a lot!) to get an interview with someone from RPS Group, who were in charge of the refurbishment, but I just wasn't able to make contact. However, I'm indebted to Michael Minehane, principal engineer, whose talk to Engineers Ireland gives a lot of in-depth information about the bridge was refurbished! You can watch it here, along with Cllr McCarthy's history of the bridge:    • The History & Rehabilitation of Daly'...  

Thanks to Youssuf Radwan for the suggestion!

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