Which risk increased as medieval trestle bridges aged from stream erosion?

💡 Explanation

Increased settlement risk emerged because the underlying streambed undergoes scour. Local Scour gradually removes sediment around the trestle foundations, therefore the likelihood of a foundation sinking increases rather than cable fatiguing which would require a cable-based bridge.

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