ans ▁and ▁cycl ists , ▁another ▁temporary ▁structure , ▁the ▁fifth ▁bridge , ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁brid ges , ▁was ▁opened ▁for ▁veh icular ▁traffic . ▁This ▁initially ▁had ▁several ▁problems ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁res ur fac ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁times ▁causing ▁traffic ▁dis ru ptions . ▁ ▁The ▁poor ▁architecture ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁co - ex isting ▁brid ges ▁led ▁to ▁dem ands ▁for ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁sixth ▁bridge ▁( p ict ured ). ▁ ▁T ogether , ▁the ▁old ▁brid ges ▁faced ▁heavy ▁criticism ▁as ▁had ▁the ▁very ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁rust ing , ▁less ▁strong , ▁incon gr ous , ▁military ▁style ▁foot ▁and ▁cycle ▁bridge ▁and ▁engine ers ▁predicted ▁struct ural ▁weak ness ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁hence ▁the ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁bridge . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁a ▁political ▁imp et us ▁grew ▁for ▁re building ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁local ▁election ▁issue ▁for ▁coun c ill ors ▁seeking ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁El m bridge ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁and ▁Sur rey ▁County ▁Council ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁Heart ▁of ▁Wal ton ▁Development ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁complete . ▁ ▁Six th ▁bridge ▁ ▁The ▁sixth ▁bridge ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁A ▁public ▁inqu iry ▁rejected ▁some ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁plan ▁but ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁fund ing ▁arrang ements ▁was ▁confirmed ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁extensive ▁prepar atory