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Bridge launched over London mainline railway
The second of three bridge structures for the new East London Line (ELL) extension project was launched during the first Bank Holiday weekend in May. Known as …
Bridge lift completed in one morning
Shoreditch High Street in east London was closed for one Saturday morning last month to allow a new 38m long steel bowstring bridge to be lifted into position. …
40 Years Ago: A panorama of steel
Taken from Building with Steel, 1968 One dictionary definition of panorama is ‘continuous passing scene’ and this pretty well sums up structural steelwork …
Swansea’s park and ride gets an iconic bridge
The city of Swansea has added an eye-catching bridge structure to its skyline. Known as the Sidings Bridge, it primarily carries an express bus route from an …
Steel wins five categories at prestigious awards
A number of high profile UK steel projects received accolades at the recent Institution of Structural Engineers’ (IStructE) 40th anniversary Structural …
Seven bridges for motorway widening
Rowecord Engineering has fabricated, supplied and erected a total of seven new steel bridges over the M1 motorway, as part of the on-going widening scheme …
40 Years Ago: Attractive new bridge at Windsor
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 Victoria bridge, which carries the Datchet-Windsor road over the River Thames, was one of a pair constructed about 1851 by …
40 Years Ago: New Flyover at Croydon
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 The viaduct portion of the new High Street–Old Town flyover in the Greater London Borough of Croydon provides an …
Bridging the missing link
The final £50M stage of the Leeds Inner Ring Road is under way and includes the construction of the dual two-lane 500m-long Hunslet Viaduct. Known locally as …
Weathering steel links to ease congested junction
More than 4,000t of weathering steel will be used for the construction of four new bridges on the busy A2/A282 junction in north Kent, representing one of the …
