An American architectural and construction engineer, Adolphus G McCritty, has sounded a caveat that if speedy remedial action is not taken to maintain the Gabriel Tucker Bridge (New Bridge) in Monrovia, it stands the risk of collapsing within a period of four to five years. The bridge has steel sections that are designed to be flexible to withstand shifts in weight caused by heavy traffic, but lack of maintenance since Liberia's civil crises began and the added weight of UN trucks and tanks, and civilian water trucks have taken their toll on the bridge's mechanisms. In October 2006 a section of the city's Old Bridge collapsed and is still awaiting repair, leaving the New Bridge as the only point of access from the north into the city. Photo of the ill-fated bridge. liberianobserver.com
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