▁brid ges . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁c ash ▁and ▁materials ▁and ▁a ▁general ▁lack ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁Bath ' s ▁architecture ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁fabric ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁neglect ed . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁three ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁lod ges ▁were ▁der el ict ▁and ▁un fit ▁for ▁human ▁habit ation . ▁Conc ern ed ▁at ▁the ▁neglect ▁of ▁this ▁unique ▁structure ▁by ▁its ▁own ers , ▁Bath ▁and ▁North ▁East ▁Som erset ▁Council , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁local ▁individuals ▁formed ▁a ▁char ity ▁( the ▁Bath ▁Historical ▁Build ings ▁Trust ) ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁very ▁long ▁le ase ▁on ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁lod ges ▁and ▁to ▁restore ▁them ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁once ▁again ▁become ▁homes ▁for ▁people . ▁This ▁work ▁is ▁almost ▁complete . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁a ▁survey ▁showed ▁some ▁struct ural ▁parts ▁were ▁near ▁end ▁of ▁life , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁temporary ▁ 1 8 - ton ne ▁weight ▁restriction ▁being ▁im posed ▁from ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁anticip ated ▁major ▁repair ▁work ▁will ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁subject ▁to ▁government ▁fund ing , ▁involving ▁the ▁temporary ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁Cap acity ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁fre ed ▁from ▁to ll , ▁heav ier ▁vehicles ▁power ed ▁by ▁the ▁internal ▁comb ust ion ▁engine ▁were ▁making ▁their