Salt barn, Belfast © Albert Bridge cc-by-sa/2.0

J3574 : Salt barn, Belfast

taken 15 years ago, near to Ballymacarret, Sydenham, Queens Island, Ballyhackamore and Shankill, Northern Ireland

Salt barn, Belfast

This domed salt barn, at Airport Road West, was built in 1999 for the Roads Service. It can hold 6,000 tonnes of rock salt for use in de-icing during the winter. Apparently brine preserves wood but corrodes other building materials.

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Grid Square: J3574, 510 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 18 May, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 18 May, 2008
Category: Stores (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: J 358 748 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.2054N 5:53.9007W
Camera Location: Irish: J 357 748
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)