 In March of that year floods over-topped it by approximately and five of the bridge's seven spans went down, girders were broken, piers sheared through, and some swept into the river.The bridge was repaired later in the year and stood for another half century.Over time, particularly after floods, there were calls for the bridge to be raised, though the expense of the work—and the only occasional nature of flooding—was cited in defence of the bridge's adequacy.