Newark Flat crossing - Can you access it?

[richieb1971]

Seems to be new housing slightly south of the Flat crossing where google earth shows cleared areas.

Can you access the flat crossing or any of the paths leading to it from Next/Curry's car park? There is a north path/road which leads to a crossing from there.

I know you can view it from the high bridge which is nice but not very accessible. You would have to walk a mile or so. I like to video and the traffic noise would be extremely bad.


Any help appreciated.

 

[girothedog]

I don't know the area, but I've wondered this before as the crossing is fairly unique. I can't spot any vantage points from looking at maps etc. It's even worse, the A46 road bridge looks a pretty inhospitable/ impossible place to stand on streetview https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.0...Pm9vz_9rmcOQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1?hl=en It wouldn't surprise me if pedestrians were banned.

 

[DeeGee]

It wouldn't surprise me if pedestrians were banned.

I don't believe pedestrians are banned, but I wouldn't want to stand on it for long, it's a busy road with all manner of traffic.

 

[girothedog]

I don't believe pedestrians are banned.

Sorry, was just an assumption, looking at the very inhospitable high level bridge with virtually no provision for pedestrians.

You're quite right, there does appear to be no restriction (looking at the entrance to the road at the previous junctions on streetview).

Looks like a horrible place to stand though.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

If you stand on a bridge like that for even a short while, you might find officers approaching you quite quickly to check that you aren't planning to jump off it...