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New bridge to Stratford retail development
A fully glazed steel footbridge was lowered into place across railway lines in east London to allow train passengers arriving at Stratford International …
UK’s biggest crane lifts M8 footbridge
A giant Gottwald AK680 crane, the largest mobile crane in the UK, with a 90m jib and 600t of superlift counterweight was used to install the new Harthill …
River Cam gets first crossing since 1971
A new £3M bridge for cyclists and pedestrians over the River Cam is the first new river crossing in Cambridge since 1971 and provides a much-needed link …
Bridging the gap at Manchester University
North Yorkshire-based Allerton Engineering has supplied three innovative bridges for an on-going construction project at Manchester University. The specialist …
Steel footbridge for Belfast’s Westlink
Fisher Engineering has erected a new steel footbridge over Belfast’s Westlink motorway to provide pedestrian access between the city centre and the Royal …
SSDA 2007 – Pont King Morgan, Carmarthen
The S-shaped bridge provides an eye-catching link to the town’s historic quayside. The Pont King Morgan is a slender and lightweight footbridge over the …
SSDA 2007 – Newport City Footbridge
Linking two banks of the River Usk, this landmark footbridge symbolises the site’s earlier trading heritage. The footbridge over the River Usk at Newport is …
Vital link on River Lea walkway opened
Linking two previously unconnected parts of the 1.2km-long River Lea walkway in Enfield, north London, the Mossops Creek footbridge was officially opened in …
Station gets special treatment
Bourne Special Projects (BSP), part of Bourne Steel, erected the pedestrian bridge at the new Shepherds Bush railway station in one overnight possession in …
Innovative crossing for Kew Gardens
London’s Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew has a new landmark bridge crossing one of its many landscaped lakes. The 70m-long bridge is called the Sackler Crossing …
