Irish Sea Bridge
The Irish Sea Bridge, sometimes called "The Celtic Crossing" by the media, is a rail and road bridge currently under proposal by the UK government that would span the Irish Sea and connect the island of Ireland to the island of Great Britain.[2] It is one of a series of proposed fixed sea links across the British Isles. The bridge's length would depend upon the route taken; the current consensus is that the route would be between Portpatrick, in Dumfries and Galloway, and Larne in Northern Ireland, placing the proposed length at 45 kilometres (28 mi).
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As of February 2020, UK Government officials have begun scoping the possible route and type of crossing. Particular risks to such a project would include the depth of Irish Sea and the presence of a large underwater munitions dump at Beaufort's Dyke. It has been suggested that these problems would be mitigated in part by the construction of a tunnelled section.[3]
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