▁way ▁onto ▁the ▁roads . ▁The ▁sl ender ▁cast ▁iron ▁span ▁of ▁Cleveland ▁Bridge ▁required ▁rein for cement . ▁Four ▁rein for ced ▁concrete ▁tr uss es ▁were ▁inserted ▁under ▁the ▁road way ▁around ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁giving ▁it ▁the ▁strength ▁which ▁today ▁allows ▁it ▁to ▁carry ▁ 3 8 ▁t onne ▁tr uck s . ▁Bath ▁has ▁no ▁eastern ▁by pass , ▁so ▁the ▁bridge ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁heavily ▁used ▁" E uro ▁route " ▁for ▁large ▁tr uck s ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁from ▁Britain ' s ▁south ▁coast ▁ports ▁to ▁the ▁do cks ▁further ▁north . ▁High ▁volumes ▁of ▁local ▁traffic ▁at ▁peak ▁trav elling ▁times ▁make ▁this ▁a ▁regular ▁traffic ▁slow ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁m orn ings ▁and ▁even ings , ▁carrying ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁vehicles ▁a ▁day . ▁ ▁Emer gency ▁services ▁connection ▁Despite ▁the ▁frequent ▁traffic ▁j ams ▁on ▁Cleveland ▁Bridge , ▁Bath ' s ▁only ▁fire ▁and ▁amb ul ance ▁stations ▁are ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁it ▁and ▁the ▁drivers ▁of ▁emer gency ▁vehicles ▁are ▁assert ive ▁in ▁express ing ▁their ▁need ▁ ▁to ▁cross ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁an ▁emer gency ▁call . ▁The ▁connection ▁between ▁the ▁bridge ▁and ▁these ▁services ▁is ▁long ▁established ▁because ▁the ▁l odge ▁formerly ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁to ll ▁house ▁( Number ▁ 1 ) ▁was ▁the ▁ 9 9 9 ▁response ▁centre ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bath ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁today ▁The ▁distinct