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Bridges breakthrough
Steel overbridges are increasingly appearing on major new highways where once concrete dominated. Nick Barrett analyses the factors behind changing trends in …
News in Brief: January 2005
Erection of over 10,000t of steelwork for the new Swale crossing, linking the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent, began in December. Working in partnership with …
SSDA Award: Swansea Sail Bridge
This project is part of a larger scheme comprising two bridges across the River Tawe with an additional opening span and associated Quayside walkways. The …
SSDA Commendation: Whittle Arch and Glass Bridge, Coventry
The Phoenix Initiative is Coventry City Council’s most extensive city centre regeneration project to date. The £20M scheme, jointly funded by the Millennium …
Cleveland Bridge Rides the Storm
As a result of heavy storms some of the steelwork for the Rion-Antirion Bridge in Greece fell into the sea from a ship during transport from the UK. The …
The Swansea Sail Bridge
A curved cable-stayed footbridge, which has the deck supported along only one edge from a sloping mast, has become a landmark in central Swansea. This project …
Gatwick Passenger Bridge
Extensions to Gatwick Airport’s terminals have necessitated the construction of a bridge to carry passengers over an aircraft taxiway which is in …
Unique bridge at Milton Keynes
A new bridge at Whaddon Road, Milton Keynes is unique on two counts. It employs the design concept of continuing steel friction piles up out of the ground to …
Short Span Railway Underbridges: Developments
U-deck railway underbridges have been developed to accommodate the latest requirements, and many have recently been installed. Neil Sadler and Tony Wilkins …
Shaldon Bridge Strengthening
Shaldon Bridge is a concrete viaduct, with a lifting span, across the River Teign and adjacent marshes. It has been strengthened with steel. Work was …
