Carlos Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 a bridge to yell would probably mean two bridges using bigga or samphray in the middle or you could fill in and build a causeway? Shortest crossing would be via Bigga, 1200m of water on one side 1000m on the other.... like 2 Golden Gate bridges back to back..... except over deep water so the towers would end up further apart.... longest side would be the 8th largest spanning bridge in the world..... short side would only be number 20....... With the water so deep a causway would need millions of m3 of rock....as well as blocking an international seaway...... and whatever disruption you'd do to the marine ecology.... If you're going to do it you'd have to go with a tunnel...... and deal with the crushed and fractured rock from the geological fault that is in the middle of the sound...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Shortest crossing would be via Bigga, 1200m of water on one side 1000m on the other.... like 2 Golden Gate bridges back to back..... except over deep water so the towers would end up further apart.... longest side would be the 8th largest spanning bridge in the world..... short side would only be number 20....... With the water so deep a causway would need millions of m3 of rock....as well as blocking an international seaway...... and whatever disruption you'd do to the marine ecology.... If you're going to do it you'd have to go with a tunnel...... and deal with the crushed and fractured rock from the geological fault that is in the middle of the sound...... So, what your saying is that it would be ill advised, expensive and probably get Shetland in the news? Don't tell the council, they'll be straight there, cheque book in hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaflech Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 http://www.emba.uvm.edu/~zdokou/images/diafora/sweden_denmark_bridge.jpg Surely this is the obvious solution????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewenutz Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 A tunnel bridge! perfect! who can argue with that? i ask you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Cooler than a cool thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Does that photo not put paid to the claim that a tunnel would have to start about Leasks Garage to get the gentle gradient down? That one starts bang in the middle of the sea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Might be great solution for Unst or Yell. Or you could build it straight out from the current Lerwick ferry terminal. That would leave the sbs base/shetland catch area free to expand as much or as little as it wants. You could even build another marina off one (or both) side(s). Or a ferry linkspan for the exclusive use of the Norrona - that'll cost fortune. The council would love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 It's an immersed tunnel in Virginia USA, about 1600m long and cost $126M..... Bressay sound at the bridge site is something like 400m long.... http://www.roadstothefuture.com/I664_VA_MMMBT.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para Handy Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Do we want it? Do we need it? What about the ferry men? Is it another council white elephant or a positive development for the future? Will it be value for money? All this fanciful ideas what next a ladder to the moon maybe a causeway all the way to Aberdeen a Jurassic park at Clickimin we need some where to put the old dinosaurs in the town hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 All this fanciful ideas what next a ladder to the moon maybe a causeway all the way to Aberdeen a Jurassic park at Clickimin we need some where to put the old dinosaurs in the town hall We've established that due to shipping requirements, a causeway anywhere, isn't going to work. Therefore, it'll have to be a tunnel to Aberdeen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para Handy Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 All this fanciful ideas what next a ladder to the moon maybe a causeway all the way to Aberdeen a Jurassic park at Clickimin we need some where to put the old dinosaurs in the town hall We've established that due to shipping requirements, a causeway anywhere, isn't going to work. Therefore, it'll have to be a tunnel to Aberdeen... you mah have established that on this site but we are talking about the Shetland Island Councilors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/6255703.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandhopper Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 ... so far, I didn't join in the discussions but I have to say , now: Well done Mr Judge If one of our councilors over here would would have exposed the backbone of our harbour to such a risk, he would have been kicked out of his job within a fortnight ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Why did they not have a refferendom of the Bressay inhabitants if they want it?The whole situation is a farce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Why did they not have a refferendom of the Bressay inhabitants if they want it?The whole situation is a farce! I think part of the council's thinking is to enlarge Lerwick and it's waterfront, rather than to provide the fine people of Bressay with a fixed link to the mainland. If so, the council won't be too bother what the Bressay folk say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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