{"id":25792,"date":"2018-03-06T10:49:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T10:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=25792"},"modified":"2018-03-06T10:49:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T10:49:04","slug":"lincoln-bypass-gets-bridge-lift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/lincoln-bypass-gets-bridge-lift\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Bypass gets bridge lift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25783\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lincoln180308.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lincoln180308.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lincoln180308-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>A weathering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Half-through_bridges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">steel bridge<\/a> carrying two railway lines, which forms an important part of the Lincoln A15 Eastern Bypass scheme, has been successfully installed by BAM Nuttall and Cleveland Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge deck is 40.5m long, 9m wide and weighed just over 620t. All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Weathering_steel#Preloaded_bolts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bolts<\/a> used were weathering grade TCBs, chosen for their durability and slip-resistant characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>The two main bridge girders were assembled and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Design_for_steel_bridge_construction#Welding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">welded<\/a> in the factory to form two 40m-long sections, each weighing 107t, which were then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Design_for_steel_bridge_construction#Transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivered to site<\/a> as complete pieces.<\/p>\n<p>A steel solution, using weathering steel was chosen for its low maintenance requirements and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Weathering_steel#Cost_benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cost-effectiveness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause we\u2019ve used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Weathering_steel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weathering steel<\/a>, once this structure is erected there is no need for any future painting,\u201d said Cleveland Bridge Project Manager Rob McBride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Weathering_steel#Appearance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">colour of weathering steel<\/a> will change from grey blasted steel as it undergoes the rusting process to a light orange \/ brown and then a dark brown. Weathering steel contains specific alloy elements that produce a stable rust layer that develops over time to form a protective barrier which significantly reduces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Corrosion_of_structural_steel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corrosion<\/a>\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Covering a distance of 7.5km, the Lincoln Eastern Bypass is a new road designed to improve infrastructure, minimise congestion and encourage economic growth for the historic city.<\/p>\n<p>When complete in 2019, it will link with the existing northern relief road, thereby becoming the next step towards creating a complete ring road around Lincoln.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A weathering steel bridge carrying two railway lines, which forms an important part of the Lincoln A15 Eastern Bypass scheme, has been successfully installed by BAM Nuttall and Cleveland Bridge. The bridge deck is 40.5m long, 9m wide and weighed just over 620t. All bolts used were weathering grade TCBs, chosen for their durability and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25783,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2396],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lincoln180308.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3WsLP-6I0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25793,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25792\/revisions\/25793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}