Tarr steps is no more

[Matthew Arnold]

The river Barle has washed 3/4 of a 3000 year old bridge away. It was a well known tourist attraction. Hopefully they can rebuild it next summer when/if the water level recedes.

 

New Year's Eve forecast: Dry end to the year comes too late for 3,000-year-old bridge as it is washed away by raging river | Mail Online

[AlexB]

On a plus note, there's now more put in space for paddlers!

[GardenKit]

Thats sad news, but its been repaired in the past and I guess it will be repaired again. They will probably still claim its 3000yrs old!

 

It reminded me of another quite comical disaster that occurred there about 15yrs ago.

 

A friend of mine was a rep for a well known ATV firm. He was demonstrating his top of the range diesel machine to a local farmer one winters day. The demo went well until the farmer says " will it go across the river beside the Steps? my old Honda will. If it will I'll ave it."

 

Always one to rise to a challenge, my old mate drove into the ford, and promptly sunk his ATV. He waded back to the bank and said angrily " you said your Honda goes through"

 

The old farmer boy said " Arr, it do, but only in the summer":lol:

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[raafbeard]

A terrible shame ..hope it gets rebuilt without too much delay..

[Matthew Arnold]

Good news. Its going to be rebuilt once the water level recedes as the slabs havent bee carried too far down river.

 

BBC News - Tarr Steps to be rebuilt following river damage