Ireland’s most battered bridge takes another victim after truck gets wedged
Ireland’s most battered bridge has taken another victim after a truck got wedged underneath it yesterday.
Shanty Bridge on the Blakestown Road in Mulhuddart is notorious for its low-hanging overpass, and has claimed the roofs of countless vehicles as its own.
There is a sign displaying the bridge’s 2.6m height, but drivers continue to be caught out.
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And yesterday morning, a truck became wedged underneath the overpass, with video footage seen by Dublin Live showing a bemused man looking disbelievingly at the trapped lorry.
A post on the Ireland’s Most Battered Bridge Facebook page said: “You can’t park there sir! Another one bites the dust.”
One amused local commented: “This bridge should be in Guinness book of Records.”
Another said: “That bridge never gonna earn a no claims bonus.”
A third wrote: “Getting ridiculous now.”
Dublin Live has contacted An Garda Siochana for comment.
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