Hammersmith Bridge Incident

West london s hammersmith bridge has been fully closed until further notice following safety concerns after a crack in the infrastructure appeared to have been worsened by the ongoing heatwave.

Hammersmith bridge incident. The closure of the river at hammersmith bridge splits one of the busiest stretches of river in the country for rowing. A man has died and three men have been arrested after a three car crash on the a4 overnight. A horrific crash on hammersmith bridge left a driver briefly trapped inside her car. The closure of the river at hammersmith also puts the running of a number of the major national head races in jeopardy.

Hammersmith bridge was the first suspension bridge built over the thames. Although the detonators caused two small explosions the bomb itself failed to explode. Hammersmith bridge closed after cracks worsen in heatwave 13 08 2020 21 11 via bbc co uk hammersmith bridge is closed off to pedestrians and cyclists and boats cannot pass under it. During the incident in october 2013 mr addae said the police confirmed he was working on a pre booked job.

Designed by the noted 19th century civil engineer sir joseph bazalgette it was built in 1887. Hammersmith bridge which opened in 1887 closed on wednesday over safety concerns. Emergency crews rushed to the scene on great west road near the hammersmith flyover in west london at. A horrific crash on hammersmith bridge left a driver briefly trapped inside her car.

The bomb was located on the south side of the bridge and contained 30 lb of semtex high explosives which according to an explosives expert had the ability to blow up the entire bridge. Hammersmith bridge was closed to the public with little warning today after safety inspectors found cracks in the 133 year old structure had worsened amid the recent heatwave. The tideway stretch of river encompasses 75 clubs serving over 9 000 members. On 24 april 1996 the provisional ira planted two powerful bombs underneath hammersmith bridge in west london.