This is on the A71 in Irvine and as you can see after a gap of only about 38 years
the temporary bridge is now being replaced with something a little more permanent.
The new bridge is planned to be opened in April 2010, meaning that this main road to
the heart of Irvine's shopping centre will be closed for the best part of a full year.
This is not popular with the local shopkeepers and residents, not surprisingly.
You can see that if the builders want to get from one side of the river to the other they
either have to walk up to the footbridge and back down again or drive three miles round.
Serves them right.

In this view you can see both ends of the main road as they approach the bridge.
This view shows that three of the four anchor points for the arches of the new bridge
are now in place, along with much of the main supports on either bank.
(Sorry to any engineers reading this if that's not technically accurate.)

From a little further north-east and looking virtually along the line of the A71.

Further back, showing the whole site and in the top left the Irvine Tesco store,
to help you locate the area.