Mersey Gateway South Tower crane.

[Beemer]

The south tower crane has just been extended enabling it to reach the top of the new bridge pylons. When it is fully extended it will be 129 metres/ 423 feet high.

This was it a month ago.
Tower crane by Beemer328i, on Flickr

This is it being extended in the last few days.
IMG_9050NB by Beemer328i, on Flickr

IMG_9052NB by Beemer328i, on Flickr

IMG_9095NB by Beemer328i, on Flickr

IMG_9097NB by Beemer328i, on Flickr

IMG_9132NB by Beemer328i, on Flickr

IMG_9148NB by Beemer328i, on Flickr

IMG_9161NB by Beemer328i, on Flickr

Regards Beemer.

[mb]

I should think the bloke who flies this thing deserves a pilots licence.

[Beemer]

I went up in one of these when I was younger. Never again. They have fitted an hydraulic stabilizer arm from the concrete tower to the crane to steady it with it being so high. You will see it on this photo running horizontal about a third of the way up.

IMG_8947nb by Beemer328i, on Flickr