Tom Anderson wrote:

AHEM.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/twic/441840317/

Bridges *span* canals... only transporter bridges *cross* canals! ;-)

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007, John Rowland wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

AHEM.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/twic/441840317/

Bridges *span* canals... only transporter bridges *cross* canals! ;-)

Ha! Good one.

Although, just to spoil your fun, the OED says:

cross, v.
9. a. Of things: To extend across from side to side.

1577 B. GOOGE Heresbach's Husb. IV. (1586) 171b, They must have warme
Houses, as your Pigions have, crossed through with small Pearches. 1631
GOUGE God's Arrows IV. xv. 399 The maine Summier which crossed the garret.
1832 Stat. 2 & 3 Wm. IV, c. 64 Sched. O. 48 The said railroad..crosses a
small stream.

So i think it is admissible, even if 'span' is a much more beautiful word.

tom

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"Paul Scott" wrote in message
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"Mizter T" wrote in message
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The new bridges are all in place north of the Kingsland Road bridge,
which has itself been extensively renovated. The new bridges includes
a new bow string arch bridge over the Regent's Canal:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albedo/281827650/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markle1/288550361/


Famously announced by TfL as the first ever bow string bridge on the
railway network - total & utter bo##ocks of course...


I now realise (from a recent post) this may have been announced by a TfL
'span doctor'...

(Fetches coat...)

Paul S

On Wed, 28 Nov 2007, Paul Scott wrote:

"Paul Scott" wrote in message
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"Mizter T" wrote in message
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The new bridges are all in place north of the Kingsland Road bridge,
which has itself been extensively renovated. The new bridges includes
a new bow string arch bridge over the Regent's Canal:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albedo/281827650/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markle1/288550361/

Famously announced by TfL as the first ever bow string bridge on the
railway network - total & utter bo##ocks of course...

I now realise (from a recent post) this may have been announced by a TfL
'span doctor'...

You really are being quite a spanner today, Paul ...

tom

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Caps lock is like cruise control for cool.

On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:04:01 +0000, Tom Anderson
wrote:

On Wed, 28 Nov 2007, Paul Scott wrote:

"Paul Scott" wrote in message
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"Mizter T" wrote in message
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The new bridges are all in place north of the Kingsland Road bridge,
which has itself been extensively renovated. The new bridges includes
a new bow string arch bridge over the Regent's Canal:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albedo/281827650/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markle1/288550361/

Famously announced by TfL as the first ever bow string bridge on the
railway network - total & utter bo##ocks of course...

I now realise (from a recent post) this may have been announced by a TfL
'span doctor'...

You really are being quite a spanner today, Paul ...

He fits well with all the transport nuts here.