The full scale of the task ahead to restore Cumbria's transport infrastructure is beginning to emerge.
131 bridges have been identified as being of strategic importance and needing immediate inspection.
Of those, 72 have been inspected so far.
The remaining inspections are expected to be completed today.
Two bridges were washed away, with a further five partially lost.
As of 9am today:
· Pooley Bridge and Middleton Hall Bridge have been completely lost.
· Little Braithwaite Bridge, Gowan Old Bridge (Staveley), Hawes Bridge (Natland), Abbey Bridge (Staveley) and Millers Footbridge in Cockermouth have been partially lost.
· Eden Bridge (Carlisle), Greta Bridge (Keswick), Derwent Bridge (Cockermouth), Eamont Bridge (near Penrith) and St Lawrence Bridge (Appleby) and the bridge at New Road, Burneside are closed to ALL traffic pending diving inspections.
· Rickerby Memorial Footbridge (Carlisle) is also closed pending bridge repairs.
Consideration is now being given to the potential installation of temporary structures where necessary and appropriate.
There are three major carriageway losses we are currently aware of. But with much of the network still under water, assessment of conditions is limited at this stage.
· Major structural failure has been experienced on the A591 main north south route through the Lake District with a distance of some 21 miles completely impassable. The diversion is a distance of 41 miles.
· Major structural failure has been experienced on the A592 at Ullswater. The diversion route is 51 miles.
· Major structural failure has been experienced on the A686 at Langwathby. The diversion route is approx. 70 miles.
In addition the C3042 at Howtown is impassable and the community is isolated. Military resources are supporting local teams to assess temporary solutions.
In Kendal, all bridges open and clean-up operation ongoing.
In Keswick, there has been significant damage and clean-up is underway.
In Appleby there is risk of further flooding and limited vehicle access through the town. Pedestrian access is still possible via the Jubilee Footbridge.
In Glenridding and Patterdale the military have been able to access and deliver food and water. But access is still only possible by specialist vehicles.
A spokesperson for Cumbria County Council:
"The situation is changing hourly and we're working as fast as we can with army colleagues to assess the overall impact on our highways infrastructure. There is no doubt the damage is of a scale we've never seen before, there are 1000s of tonnes of debris on roads, carriageways and bridges washed away and that's only the damage we can see now. As we clear up there is no doubt more will emerge. We'd ask the public to be patient as we try and get Cumbria moving again."