Bailey Bridge. Cornmarket Faringdon 1963
In 1963 a company laying a telephone cable damaged the culvert going under the Cornmarket ( carrying the Westbrook). Then, before the bypass, traffic passing through the town was heavy, with a Pressed Steel Fisher lorry transiting every two minutes between Swindon and Cowley.
In order to repair the culvert without stopping the traffic the Ghurkas built a Bailey Bridge over the culvert in 18 hours.
At first the bridge was too steep and the bus from Oxford got stuck, but the slope was reduced and the work was completed in a week.
In order to repair the culvert without stopping the traffic the Ghurkas built a Bailey Bridge over the culvert in 18 hours.
At first the bridge was too steep and the bus from Oxford got stuck, but the slope was reduced and the work was completed in a week.
