This is a advance warning due to a problem with the steel supports
on the bridge it will be closed to all vehicles over 30tn There are cameras
being posted which will be able to see vehicles over 30tn due to sensors
in the road,also the police will be doing checks daily, the BAN comes into
FORCE on the 19th Sep, and will be strictly
enforced from the end of Sep, the ban will be in place for a long time
MINIMUM is 1 year but if repairs are needed ,add another year or two.
they will have to inspect thoroughly and then any repairs may take time
as well,;
thanks pete thats one i wouldn’t have noticed til it was probably too late 
The Zoobrücke will cause havoc for trucks going into the Messe but at least Cologne has enough bridges to keep things moving.
I remember when the bridge was being dualled on the A4, it was always a good talking point between John Willy and I about the clever engineering
I do believe that the Germans had to bring in the best engineers and
they are British for Suspension Bridges , the name was posted not
sure now but it stuck out as they were posted at the top above Thyssen
who were the building firm, 
brit pete:
I do believe that the Germans had to bring in the best engineers and
they are British for Suspension Bridges , the name was posted not
sure now but it stuck out as they were posted at the top above Thyssen
who were the building firm,
Aye, if you want any bridge work doing, call us in again. It might be Thyssen Krupps steel but a bit of British Steel can alter the landscape 
Wheel Nut:
The Zoobrücke will cause havoc for trucks going into the Messe but at least Cologne has enough bridges to keep things moving.I remember when the bridge was being dualled on the A4, it was always a good talking point between John Willy and I about the clever engineering
Seemed to be mostly Geordies working on that. A few times I was stuck in slow moving traffic when that job was under way and was asked if I had any UK newspapers by guys working on it and everyone of them had a North East accent.
Coffeeholic:
Seemed to be mostly Geordies working on that. A few times I was stuck in slow moving traffic when that job was under way and was asked if I had any UK newspapers by guys working on it and everyone of them had a North East accent.
“How, Dennis ask him hoo The Toon gorron”.
“Haddaway, Oz man. Where’s young Neville?”
“Aw, he’s away doon the payphone wi’ a stack of 5 pence pieces to taak to Brenda…”
Inselaffe:
Coffeeholic:
Seemed to be mostly Geordies working on that. A few times I was stuck in slow moving traffic when that job was under way and was asked if I had any UK newspapers by guys working on it and everyone of them had a North East accent.“How, Dennis ask him hoo The Toon gorron”.
“Haddaway, Oz man. Where’s young Neville?”
“Aw, he’s away doon the payphone wi’ a stack of 5 pence pieces to taak to Brenda…”
Way-aye man, those Geordies are always ganning somewhere, so ganning to Germany is easy for them!! 
This one looks like it needs a bit of tender loving care too!
On August 26, 2004, a car collided with a tanker truck containing 32,000 liters of fuel on the Wiehltal Bridge in Germany. The tanker crashed through the guardrail and fell 100 feet off the A4 Autobahn resulting in a huge explosion and fire which destroyed the load-bearing ability of the bridge.
Inselaffe:
Coffeeholic:
Seemed to be mostly Geordies working on that. A few times I was stuck in slow moving traffic when that job was under way and was asked if I had any UK newspapers by guys working on it and everyone of them had a North East accent.“How, Dennis ask him hoo The Toon gorron”.
“Haddaway, Oz man. Where’s young Neville?”
“Aw, he’s away doon the payphone wi’ a stack of 5 pence pieces to taak to Brenda…”
That’s near enough exactly what I used to think when they asked me for newspapers.
dieseldave:
Way-aye man, those Geordies are always ganning somewhere, so ganning to Germany is easy for them!!
Ja, freilich! Mir san überall!! 