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Motorists who faced an 18 mile detour after a Cumbrian town was split in two by flood waters will be able to use a £4.6m temporary structure later.The Northside bridge was destroyed in the floods which caused severe damage in Workington last November.
Forty-four-year-old Pc Bill Barker was swept to his death when the bridge over the River Derwent collapsed. The Calva Bridge crossing was badly damaged.
The two-lane temporary structure, known as a Jansen Bridge, weighs 350 tonnes.
Cumbria County Council says it will remain in place until the town again has two permanent crossings over the river.
A temporary footbridge, built by the Army and named the Barker crossing, was built to help residents but motorists have been forced to use Papcastle Bridge at Cockermouth for the past five months.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.