The timber deck and main suspension chains for the historic bridge were removed last year to be refurbished offsite. That work has now come to a close and
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Retired civil engineer Jon Smith is one of several
NCE readers who believes its time to “knock down” Hammersmith Bridge and start again.
Smith – who spent his career working across a number of sectors and major projects, including a rail viaduct on the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop – asked if we are “putting too much value on the historical value of the preservation of Hammersmith Bridge?”
Smith – who worked predominantly within the offshore oil and gas sector – pointed out that if we disposed of the old London Bridge by “flogging it to the Americans” why are we so determined to restore Hammersmith Bridge to its former glory?
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