Lorry Watch was set up by residents who were fed up of vehicles exceeding the weight limit on the bridge which takes the A363 over the River Avon.

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Drivers are being warned to obey weight restrictions on a road bridge or face the prospect of it being entirely shut while improvements are carried out.

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The weight limit on London Road Bridge has been reduced to 7.5 tonnes from 18 tonnes, but emergency vehicles will still be able to use the bridge.

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These appendages may be well intentioned, but their sheer weight is effectively killing the bridge with love, weakening its structure to such an extent that Paris City Hall is urging tourists to stop the practice.

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The council said a weight restriction had been placed on the bridge which carries the A6 over the Derby to Birmingham railway.

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Engineers would have to determine that the bridge could support the added weight of a fully loaded pedestrian crossing, Mr. Schwartz said.

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Lorry Watch, in Bradford on Avon, is now calling for a more permanent way of monitoring traffic on the Town Bridge, which has an 18 tonne weight limit.

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The scheme would see volunteers patrol the town's bridge, where there is a 17.5 tonne weight limit, to record the registration plates of any offending vehicles.

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