Can We Have Our Bridge Back Now Please

When I looked at military bridging in august last year the Mabey Logistic Support Bridge was used as an example of the semi permanent bridge types used by military engineers. The Barker Crossing and was erected by 3 Armoured Engineer Squadron, 22 Engineer Regiment, to reunite the two halves of Workington after the original bridge was destroyed. Named after PC Bill Barker, the policeman who lost his life during the collapse of the Northside Bridge, the footbridge used the Compact 200 from Mabey.

Preparations and Foundations

Build

Opening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rztmK0eS77U

Units involved with the project were;

64 Works Group Royal Engineers, based in Nottingham
3 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 22 Engineer Regiment, based in Tidworth
32 Signal Regiment, based in Glasgow
27 Transport Regiment RLC, based in Aldershot
9 Supply Regiment RLC, based in Hullavington
Royal Military Police
63 Medical Squadron, based in Preston
Headquarters 42 (North West) Brigade, based in Preston
4th Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, North West England’s TA infantry battalion

A temporary road crossing was also designed by Capita Symonds and constructed by Morgan Sindall, for which they won an industry award.

After much use the Barker Crossing is being removed as the damaged Calva Bridge has now been repaired sufficiently to allow foot traffic to use it.

Those involved with the strip out were;