im wondering if there has ever been a bridge proposed to go from ireland to england cause if there was one then ireland would be connected to main land europe!
2007-08-12 14:53:46 · 8 answers · asked by cormacmontague 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
i have cheaked it out and it is only 15 miles from a place called cushendal in co.antrim to southend in scotland
2007-08-12 15:42:00 · update #1
i mean from ireland to the united kingdom just so ireland would be connected to the rest of europe
2007-08-13 11:57:15 · update #2
Southend in Scotland....then it wouldn't be connected to England then would it? Seems you didn't learn geography at school (LOL).
2007-08-14 20:21:15 · answer #1 · answered by Jock 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe there have been very vague discussions many years ago about a tunnel linking Northern Ireland to Scotland - the closest points I believe are Donaghadee in Co. Down, and Portpatrick in Galloway at 14 miles apart. However, there is not the same demand on the Ireland-Scotland crossing as there was at Dover/Folkestone to Calais/Boulogne so the finances don't add up (they don't really add up for the existing Channel Tunnel).
A fixed link from England to Ireland is even less likely, due to the much greater distance. Wales is closer than England, but is still probably much to far for a fixed link to Ireland.
2007-08-13 00:35:16 · answer #2 · answered by Neil 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is hardly a feasible engineering feat is it? It is quite a long way. The strait of Dover was deemed too long for a bridge, so I can't see there being a bridge from Liverpool to Dublin!
Holyhead to Dublin would be more like it, but still an awful long way for a bridge to span, though Holyhead is in Wales, not England, and this span would be half that of one to Liverpool.
OMG I can't believe the person above thinks England and Ireland share a land border!!!!!
2007-08-12 15:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by undercover elephant 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It would be easier to build a bridge between Ireland and Scotland as the distance is less.
2007-08-12 15:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by Zheia 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It was proposed during the Victorian era the idea was abandoned due to cost and no potential profit .
2007-08-12 15:22:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes i saw something about it on the history channel
2007-08-12 15:01:11 · answer #6 · answered by emorexicbunnymaker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
great idea but as usual its cost - profit
2007-08-12 19:47:49 · answer #7 · answered by sheffry 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i would have to double check, but believe they have a common land border
2007-08-12 15:02:09 · answer #8 · answered by elmo o 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋