Well, according to Old Moore’s Almanac anyway. 
Out if interest how much would a bridge like that cost if it was real.
Some kind of tunnel or bridge maybe a good idea. As not far between us and belfast yet takes about 8 9 hours on the ferry from birkenhead
Bet there…
Won’t be anywhere to park on it. 
Am sure our fellow caravaners will find someware to park on it
Harry Monk:
Well, according to Old Moore’s Almanac anyway.
whenare they going to build the infrastructure to support this at both ends
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theres a place called beauforts Dyke in the middle of the North channel where this bridge is supossed to be built . The builders might need to be reminded that after World War 1 and 2 they dumped 1000’s of tons of munitions there - probably not the best place to put the piers of a bridge .
beefy4605:
theres a place called beauforts Dyke in the middle of the North channel where this bridge is supossed to be built . The builders might need to be reminded that after World War 1 and 2 they dumped 1000’s of tons of munitions there - probably not the best place to put the piers of a bridge .
Ireland-Scotland bridge is scuppered by the MoD | The National
It is also bloody deep!
That’s a tangtastic idea.
Won’t be able to use ferry mode
Can you use ferry mode in the channel tunnel though that’s the question.
edd1974:
Can you use ferry mode in the channel tunnel though that’s the question.
In order to comply with the requirements for using the ferry mode the driver must have access to a bunk or couchette for his crossing, so that’ll be a no.
the maoster:
edd1974:
Can you use ferry mode in the channel tunnel though that’s the question.In order to comply with the requirements for using the ferry mode the driver must have access to a bunk or couchette for his crossing, so that’ll be a no.
Dunno if Edd was after a whoooosh?
But Maoster is absolutely right. And the same applies to the short ferry crossings, normally no bed, so no allowance for interrupted rest.
Here`s a couple of figures to get a handle on it.
Channel Tunnel is about 50km long of which 38km is under sea. It goes to 115m below sea level.
Beauforts Dyke is 250m deep so any tunnel would needs be 300m deep? As said a bridge there aint about to happen because of munnitions, apart from the length and depth.
A different place? 80 km rail tunnel Dublin / Holyhead? 2013 prices were £60m per km for rail tunnels. Ballpark guess 5,000 million just for the tunnels?? The channel tunnel cost £4.65 bil in 2001. About £7.35bil today.
So wouldnt a St Georges Channel Tunnel be 7 times more expensive than the Chunnel, even allowing for inflation.
Big expensive engineering whatever.
edd1974:
Some kind of tunnel or bridge maybe a good idea. As not far between us and belfast yet takes about 8 9 hours on the ferry from birkenhead
how stupid
only 2 hours on the ferry from scotland
do you think they will build the bridge from birkenhead to belfast
Unless its basically a tunnel on stilts it will be useless for about 6 months of the year. The wind up there all winter is immense, there is a funnel effect from the hills both sides of the north channel.
ciller12:
Unless its basically a tunnel on stilts it will be useless for about 6 months of the year. The wind up there all winter is immense, there is a funnel effect from the hills both sides of the north channel.
Oh man! That “Tunnel on stills” made me snort out loud 
ciller12:
Unless its basically a tunnel on stilts it will be useless for about 6 months of the year. The wind up there all winter is immense, there is a funnel effect from the hills both sides of the north channel.
Are you volunteering to drive the piles into the seabed with an estimated 1 million tonnes of munitions down there ?
Never happen in a million yrs,
first problem is not enough traffic crossing to even justify it.
Second who wants to come off a multi billion £ bridge to drive on A75/A77!!!
Big Truck:
Never happen in a million yrs,
first problem is not enough traffic crossing to even justify it.
Second who wants to come off a multi billion £ bridge to drive on A75/A77!!!
No 2and a half hour break on the boat
Not able to use ferry mode to get you home
No food
No showers
No poker machines
No free tea / coffee and biscuits
It won’t work
We don’t want it to work.